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Do they force it out of the people involved?

Yes, in a manner of speaking.

Government has lots of coercive tools at it's disposable. For example, search warrants and incarceration.

If you refuse to hand over your keys, government can easily nullify you or your relatives ability to make use of them and make your life really bad in the meantime.

Keepjng money from government is yet another crypto myth that doesn't hold up very well in many cases.

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