Do you have a cite for them seizing bitcoins? It'd be most hilariously pitiful if a large amount of SR's money was in /root/wallet.dat with no passphrase or the passphrase in /tmp/unlock.php.

These articles (among others) mention the seizure... but I don't see any details about the process.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/10/02/end-of-...

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/02/alleged-si...

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