CoinVoice has learned that, according to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is expected to conclude its case presentation against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm by July 25. Storm is charged with money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, and violating U.S. sanctions, and if all charges are upheld, he could face several years in prison.
The prosecution has summoned several witnesses to testify, including FBI agents and forensic accountants. Storm's defense team plans to argue the importance of cryptocurrency privacy protection and may cite a kidnapping case involving crypto users as evidence to support their position.
Roman Storm co-founded Tornado Cash in 2019 with Alexey Pertsev and Roman Semenov. The trial is expected to last 3 to 4 weeks. [Original link]
