EXTRA: In Roman Storm Trial Shakeeb Ahmed Cites Tornado and Samourai as Chainalysis Quash Bid - US witness list here
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 22 – 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.
Crypto Tornado book 1 here
On July 22, as Judge Failla set a July 24 hearing on Chainalysis' bid to quash, imprisoned hacker Shakeeb Ahmed testified he used Tornado Cash for Crema hack - and Samourai for Nirvana. Thread. The US listed its forthcoming witnesses
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