Extra: In Roman Storm Trial FBI Agent Tracks 16 Hacks to Tornado Cash Citing Ronin Email - more here
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 17 – 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.
On July 17 the US put on a series of agents, one who said again and again I have to check my spreadsheet, thread here - the last who tracked 16 hacks and incidents to Tornado Cash - but the Roman Storm email quoted could cut either way --
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