Attorney of Torneado Cash Developer Roman Storm filed a resolution, in which the court asked to rethink the proposal to dismiss the case that the prosecution has been stopped as a communication with the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (Finnken) as communication with excluded evidence, which dating back by 2023.
As of 16 May Letter From Storm’s lawyers to Judge Catherine Polk Phillah, Finnken documents show that Non-Castodial Crypto Mixer Do not fall under the legal definition of “money transmitting business” and the prosecutors have learned this since at least 2023.
Despite having knowledge of finance guidance on Crypto Mixer, the state prosecutors have still moved forward Case against Samorai wallet developers And tornado cash, lawyers accused.
US prosecutor He refuses that he withdrew the evidenceClaiming, he presented the Finchen communication within the stipulated time frame to produce the defense and the courts for the court during the legal discovery.
Defense of Storm quoted The same legal documents and the same argument The lawyers of Samori Wallet Developer legally presented in court on 5 May LetterStorm lawyers wrote:
“The revelations in the Samorai case suggests that the government was, at least, faster and loose, and most, this court positively misleading this court, misleading with its arguments about the guidance of Finnken, when motivated to dismiss and force the search.”
The letter argued that although the government continues to claim that the cases only tolerate “surface similarities” to each other, they share the main features of the cryptocurrency mixer under the law, thus make the maintenance documents the main to reject the case against the storm.
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The test of Roman Storm moves forward despite the sanctions against the tornado
Federal Judge Robert Pitman released Ruling On April 28, the ability to resume the restrictions on tornado cash, refusing the office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – Set a legal example For non-custodial mixer cases.
Despite this, American federal prosecutor still still Proceeded with case against storm However, the allegations have been revised.
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