How to live off the grid, on the run - help me

ok, i have $10mm, and i'm on the run from the US govt. They're not looking very hard, but they are looking. I'd call myself a suspect of opportunity. Got to avoid law enforcement...can't leave a paper trail.
I have a little time..probably a few months to prepare.

the 10mm is
1/3 in cash USD
1/3 gold coins
1/3 BTC and other crypto

Where do i go?
How do i live?

i need to rent an apartment - can only pay cash
i need utilities - can only pay cash (electricity, internet, cell phone)
buy a car? cash (also, i can't register the car in my name, because, the govt is looking for me)

What about insurance (renters insurance, auto insurance)?
What about flying in the future? I'll need to get new ID/Passport...how does that happen when i can't use my real name?

What about healthcare? I need a new name/identity to stay in the US...or just goto a country with free public healthcare?

What is my action plan?

 
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ok, i have $10mm, and i'm on the run from the US govt. They're not looking very hard, but they are looking. I'd call myself a suspect of opportunity. Got to avoid law enforcement...can't leave a paper trail. I have a little time..probably a few months to prepare.

the 10mm is 1/3 in cash USD 1/3 gold coins 1/3 BTC and other crypto

Where do i go? How do i live?

i need to rent an apartment - can only pay cash i need utilities - can only pay cash (electricity, internet, cell phone) buy a car? cash (also, i can't register the car in my name, because, the govt is looking for me)

What about insurance (renters insurance, auto insurance)? What about flying in the future? I'll need to get new ID/Passport...how does that happen when i can't use my real name?

What about healthcare? I need a new name/identity to stay in the US...or just goto a country with free public healthcare?

What is my action plan?

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Put it all into zkDAI, get a couple decent fake passports, and then just live in one of the posh digital nomad spots in Saigon or Hanoi. Feasible.

VN has a lot of hip foreigner communities, great expat amenities, low cost of living, and no US extradition.

When you travel, store your funds by memorizing your passphrase, then put it on a Ledger/Trezor when you arrive and store it in a safe. Don't use BTC because they will find you easily. There will be enough crypto cash-out options that you can find boutique OTC desks to tranche your zkDAI position into cash when needed. zkDAI -> Uniswap -> USDC -> OTC -> VND should work with pretty minimal slippage so long as you don't transact in huge tranches at a time.

Make sure to use a fake name and either have a few local cops on your payroll or make friends with very well-connected local elite. Stay out of public media.

“Millionaires don't use astrology, billionaires do”
 

I don’t know what step 1 is, but posting on WSO definitely isn’t it.

 
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first, you'll need to create a consultancy to clean up that money. maybe some construction projects in LatAm/SE Asia with family members as directors/officers. then create a bunch of subcontracting businesses to funnel the payments through (of course you or one of your agents will be authorized signers on the accounts). pay LLCs that you control for consultancy services, and hope the dollar amounts are small enough that AML triggers don't happen. do not, I repeat, do not use ANY US dollars for these transfers. swiss francs, GBP. don't use US chartered banks, but the attorney will be able to assist you with that. plenty of sketchballs in Miami are willing to take a cash retainer in exchange for discretion.

second, alter your appearance. the easiest way to do this is to drastically change your weight. if you have short hair and no beard, get ready to grow everything out (but keep it nice looking, don't look homeless, go for frank zappa not tom hanks from whatever volleyball movie that was). any attorney willing to help with step 1 will also be willing to help you with new citizenship with a new name. also, start learning a new language, I'd recommend French or Arabic.

third, disappear. delete all social media, get VPNs, satellite burner phones, stuff like that. bring only bare necessities, maybe a backpack but no more. go to a country without extradition laws and lay low for a year or more. if it were me, I'd pick Vietnam, Indonesia, Senegal, Algeria, or Gabon. relatively high standards of living compared to other countries without extradition laws to the US (meaning if they find you there, your new home doesn't have to extradite you).

finally, give your family closure. maybe write someone a letter from a random airport somewhere inconspicuous (I'd recommend an airport you've never flown through just to throw them off), tell them you had a mental breakdown and need time to sort things out, you'll be in touch when the time is right.

I know this is likely a troll, but for anyone looking to do this, don't tell 'em who sent you

 

Don't bother, mate. Special Forces will come visit you anyway. Surrender yourself to the federal authorities.

 

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