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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUS prosecutors want a retrial for Roman Storm after a jury deadlocked on money laundering and sanctions charges.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked that Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm be put on trial anew on charges of money laundering and sanctions violations.<\/p>\n
Last year, a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the two counts after a four-week hearing in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) presided over by U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.<\/p>\n
The same jury convicted<\/a> Storm of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money laundering operation, but hit a deadlock on the more serious charges.\u00a0Now, as Storm revealed<\/a> in an update on social media, prosecutors have asked Judge Failla to schedule a retrial in October 2026 to try to settle the unresolved points. He questioned the move, stating,<\/p>\n \u201cThe government\u2019s response? Try again to make writing code a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Tornado Cash case, along with that of Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, has long been a point of contention<\/a> in the crypto community, with many viewing it as a direct attack on developers who build privacy-preserving technology.<\/p>\n According to supporters, open-source coders should not be held responsible for how others use their technology. But on the other hand, regulators claim that the mixing service knowingly took part in large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion.<\/p>\n In his X post, Storm pointed to what he sees as contradictions in the government\u2019s approach. He believes that the DOJ\u2019s request was made despite there being a more favorable policy climate for the crypto industry in the U.S.<\/p>\n The developer specifically mentioned a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump declaring that the \u201cwar on crypto is over\u201d and a memo from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, in which he said that the DOJ is \u201cnot a digital assets regulator\u201d and would not target crypto mixers for the actions of their end users.<\/p>\n Storm\u2019s post also referenced the U.S. Treasury\u2019s decision to lift sanctions on Tornado Cash, as well as a recent report to Congress under the GENIUS Act that acknowledged<\/a> lawful crypto users can rely on mixers for financial privacy.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old now faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted on the two undecided conspiracy counts and a sentence of up to 5 years from his previous ruling.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 2 counts = up to 40 years in federal prison. For writing open-source code. For a protocol I don\u2019t control. For transactions I never touched,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He also believes that the prosecutors are simply pushing for a different outcome in the case.<\/p>\n The post concluded with him appealing for financial support and a vow to keep fighting for freedom and the rights of other developers. Storm has called on anyone who values financial privacy or believes that writing code is a form of speech to contribute, emphasizing that \u201cthis is the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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