Extra: Amid Roman Storm Jury Selection Crypto Talk in Courtroom Back Row Raised to Judge Failla - more here

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 14 – Roman Storm is charged using his cryptocurrency mixed Tornado Cash to help launder money for North Korea's hackers in the Lazarus Group.

On September 6, 2023 he was arraigned before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla. Inner City Press was there - thread

The US on July 9, 2025 filed opposition - just as in the Samouri Wallet case a letter from Senator Lummis and Wyden that cites theTornado Cash case, letter now on Patreon, with Samouri story, here.

On July 11 Inner City Press live tweeted a conference in which the US said Witness-1 only began speaking to them on July 3 and is seeking sentence reduction under Rule 35. Judge Failla will let Witness-1 testifying, but expressed doubts on venue. Thread.

On July 14 Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection, culminating in Judge Failla being told that a prospective juror discussed crypto currency with "two reporters" on the back row of the courtroom. It seems the prospective juror will be excluded, and openings by after lunch on July 15.

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