Roman Storm, the arrested co-founder of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, was released on bail soon after he was detained by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Roman Storm, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash who was arrested on money-laundering and other charges on Aug. 23, was released on bail soon after he was detained by the United States’ Department of Justice , his lawyer said.Klein noted that he still remains “very disappointed” about the fact that the prosecutors charged the developer just because he helped to develop software.
He added:The bail came the next day after the U.S. DOJ announced the arrest of Storm alongside theThe U.S. authority specifically charged the developers with operating the Tornado Cash services and allegedly laundering more than $1 billion in “criminal proceeds.” Additional charges are related to “conspiracy to commit sanctions violations,” as well as “conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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