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Originally Posted by gregndodgers
If FBI is involved, and I know for a fact that they are, the federal theft statutes as well as conspiracy are implicated.
Additionally, for the FBI to be involved, there must be evidence that the stolen cards or thieves crossed state lines to commit the crime or a telephone was used.
For conspiracy, which is clearly implicated here because more than one person participated in the theft, the SOL begins to run after commission of the last overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. Because conspiracies are continuing in nature, it may be decades before the SOL runs out.
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What does the SOL accomplish for the thieves? Can someone steal something, sit quietly on it until the Statue of Limitations runs out, then sell the stolen goods with impunity?