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by bb88 2613 days ago
Only if you ask for permission from Tether, first. If you have power to seize the bank accounts, however...

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tether-usdt.asp

"On the contrary, we have been informed that these Crypto Capital amounts are not lost but have been, in fact, seized and safeguarded. We are and have been actively working to exercise our rights and remedies and get those funds released. Sadly, the New York Attorney General’s office seems to be intent on undermining those efforts to the detriment of our customers."

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"We have been informed that" is lawyerspeak that has as an implication of "we don't actually believe the following and it almost certainly isn't true, but what we were told is..."
And "seized and safeguarded" itself sounds suspiciously like a polite way of saying "our accounts are frozen on suspicion of financial regulations (and/or money laundering), and we hope to be able to successfully defend ourselves in court."