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		WantonQuantum on May 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next Can the FBI do anything if the culprit is not in the US?

Natsu on May 27, 2020 [–]

Sort of... sometimes they will lure them to the USA or catch them while they're here if the victim has enough clout. Some here may remember when the FBI arrested Dmitry Sklyarov, for example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Elcom_Ltd.

ta17711771 on May 27, 2020 | [–]

Not for an individual, they won't.

They don't work for you.

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