Comment on Rewarding Edward Snowden's CourageparentComments−jenius13yOh man, interesting thought. Any people knowledgeable about the law that can comment on this?−mpyne13yIANAL but as far as I know you can create a blind trust to pay for legal expenses, and have excess donated to charity or something. That would prevent personal financial benefit from a crime.Otherwise how would any legal defense fund ever work?−rdl13yYeah, I was going to suggest a legal defense fund, or really just EFF donations earmarked to his case.
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Oh man, interesting thought. Any people knowledgeable about the law that can comment on this?
IANAL but as far as I know you can create a blind trust to pay for legal expenses, and have excess donated to charity or something. That would prevent personal financial benefit from a crime.
Otherwise how would any legal defense fund ever work?
Yeah, I was going to suggest a legal defense fund, or really just EFF donations earmarked to his case.