The Defense Team of Roman Storm increased the prospect of a Mistrial on July 21 after an FBI agent was unable to confirm that the stolen assets of the first witness of the prosecutor in his trial had gone through Tornado -Contant Money.
Journalist Matthew Russell Lee reported In real time the session of today’s process, emphasizes that before the jury could retire in the alternative jury chamber, the lawyer of Storm said they would consult about moving for a mistrial.
Journalist David Z. Morris Dan posted a video Explanation that the FBI agent who was responsible for following the funds of the first witness, Katie Lin, was unable to follow the money to Tornado in cash.
Funds not found
Lin told jury members last week that she lost her life’s posts To a schedule for the Butching of Pigs and believed that the yield was co-created by the crypto-mixer storm.
Lawyer Brian Patton argued that Lin’s account may not be -inadmissible if prosecutors cannot prove that Tornado has dealt with her coins.
He argued for the American district judge Katherine Polk Faila that presenting a sympathetic testimony without a verifiable link on the chain “prejudice the jury” and suggested that the deficit could justify a mistrial.
Public prosecutors stated that a second tracing expert will tackle the transfers later in the process. However, they did not indicate whether the witness would appear personally or submit a written analysis.
Independent research challenge challenge from the government
The dispute arose after the protection of Metamask Taylor Monahan published A thread on July 18, in which they shared her assessment of Lin’s transactions.
Monahan wrote that the $ 250,000 that is connected to a fake trading location called NTU Capital has never touched Tornado -Contant or Coinbase. Instead, the scammer Bitcoin for Ethereum (ETH) exchanged via a Direct-Exchange service and then moved the ETH between self-management portfolios.
She placed Dune Analytics questions and federal archiving applications that list the addresses, and claimed that an external “crypto-restoration” company Tornado Cash incorrectly identified in 2022 when advising Lin.
Judge Faila allowed Patton to consult with storms with regard to the Mistrial, who would do that Let officers of justice to decide to decide whether they want to try the storm again in the event of sanctions violation and money laundering arising from the designation of the Treasuries 2022 of Tornado-Contant Money as the facilitator of illegal fund flows.
For the time being, the procedure depends on whether the expectant expert can verify a Tornado -Contant Link that the FBI analyst could not determine.
