A federal jury in Manhattan found Tornado -Contant developer Roman Storm guilty of conspiracy to exploit a company without a permit.
As a city center Press reported on August 6The jury returned a mixed judgment by finding storms that are not guilty of sanctions under Ieya and unable to achieve a unanimous judgment about money laundering.
Amanda Tuminelli, executive director of the Defi Education Fund, criticized The theories of the prosecutor about the suspended counts of money and sanctions, with the argument that they rely on “the inaccurate, dangerous and unlimited principle that a software developer can be held responsible for the use of their code by third parties.”
She insisted on the DOJ not to try the storm on those charges again and noted that the “Trump Doj” can and should choose not to allow the southern district of New York to further pursue this case.
No imprisonment
After the verdict of the judgment, assistant -American lawyer Arad moved to take storm in custody, with the argument that there is a suspicion of detention after conviction and that storm is a risk risk given its background and access to significant crypto funds.
Justice officers referred to reports about immigration “solutions” and alleged access to portfolios of several millions of dollars, including funds linked to co -suspect Roman Semenov, who in general remains.
The defense of Storm opposed pre -trial detention and noted that he met the circumstances of the bond, surrendered his passport and has a home -fired bond. Judge Katherine Polk Faila declared her conviction that Storm is not a risk by only being considered guilty of the money that the costs transfer. She added:
“He can appeal, he has all the incentive to stay and fight. He is not a risk of flight, given the size of the band. There is many fights left in this case before he condemnes himself, and I think the Lord Storm will stay for it.”
The judge took arguments on the spot upon receipt of the jury’s memorandum and the partial judgment, which was notified after all and insisted on further deliberations earlier in the day. With the jury hung on money laundering and an acquittal of sanctions, public prosecutors will try to try the counts again.
Journalist Eleanor Terrett reportedly caught Storm who left the courtroom. He explained:
“It’s a big win. The” 1960 “declaration is nonsense and we are going to fight it completely.”
She said he was relieved that he was not returned and noticed that his 5-year-old daughter is an important reason that he will continue to dispute the only count he was convicted. Storm told her that He is going back to Seattle for the time being.
Storm was accused of conspiracy in 2023 to launch money white, to manage money without a permit and to violate American sanctions, linked to his role in building and operating the Mixer Tornado-Contant Money.
Justice officers say that Tornado Cash was used to launder more than $ 1 billion by bad actors, including Lazarus Group supported by North Korea.
