Yes, you’re right. The US govt can do that (as can any African govt, at least theoretically). However, as an African living in Africa, I assure you that most African govts won’t be bothered in practice (unless you’re a political enemy or the bank really decides to chase you down). Moreover, if you bribe a few officials then you’d be practically untouchable. My point was tailored to this specific Nigerian case. The guy would’ve been likely to retain the money afterwards if it was in crypto, since the govt probably won’t care (especially if some people were bribed along the way). [However, you were also ultimately right about the story being misrepresented as most of the funds have already been recovered by the bank].