[yellowapple]

> Since the money is not a legal person, legal responsibility would probably fall to the owner at the time of the crime (just like it falls to the "owner" of a child, their parents) and you would get punished along with your money.

Right, but at least now you've managed to get yourself involved in the case, meaning that you can now invoke things like "right to counsel", no?

[DaFranker]

Yes, but if you do so you become eligible for charges of Conspiracy for High Tech Fraud, and a Conspiracy charge opens up a whole other can of worms you really don't want to mess with.

[yellowapple]

True, but at least there's now a lawyer involved, so you've got that going, with is nice.

(Which, granted, may or may not be a positive depending on one's opinions of lawyers)