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>The problem is the US arresting someone who was. not. in. the. USA. when committing the crime (if he did).

How is this a problem? if you cause material damages to Americans and you then go to the US the country is going to come after you.

Why would the US not protect its citizens to the best of its ability and prosecute people who harmed them, even if they harmed them from a place that wasn't the US. We're talking about global financial crimes, they don't know any borders to begin with.

If you kill someone outside of the US, and then you travel to the US, I'd be concerned if you wouldn't get arrested



As far as I'm aware it is not alleged that Marcus Hutchins caused material damages to Americans, it is alleged that he sold his malware to Americans.

I could be wrong, but I don't think the federal government has ever claimed that any Americans were infected with Kronos.


Not even that, he sold his malware, not to Americans specifically, or targeted at Americans at all, but he sold malware that someone subsequently used against US citizens.

It's a stretch.


I'd love to see someone name one US company that faced material damages as claimed in this comment. It really doesn't seem to be the case.

World police strikes again.


Killing someone outside the USA unless they are American I dont think it would end up that way. Unless it was in a US Embassy.




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