Federal Prosecutors Leverage Court Ruling in Tornado Cash Case
Federal prosecutors are leveraging a recent appellate court decision regarding the cryptocurrency mixer, Bitcoin Fog, to bolster their case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm in New York. In their legal filing made on Monday, they referenced the September 25 ruling by the D.C. Circuit, which upheld the convictions of Bitcoin Fog operator Roman Sterlingov, confirming that Washington, D.C., was the appropriate venue for his trial based on substantial interconnected evidence.
Key Findings of the Court
The court found that an undercover agent engaged in Bitcoin Fog transactions from his office in Washington, thus supporting the venue for charges of money laundering. The unlicensed money transmission counts recognized that Bitcoin Fog had served clients within D.C.
Implications for Roman Storm
Prosecutors assert that this ruling aptly validates their stance in the case against Storm, emphasizing that activities related to Tornado Cash were adequate to establish jurisdiction in the Southern District of New York for the money-laundering and unlicensed money-transmission conspiracy charges against him.
