Judge Declines to Order DOJ to Review Records in Roman Storm Case

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A federal judge did not order the Department of Justice to review its records after a brief hearing Friday morning over whether it had any materials that might help Roman Storm's defense team.

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Stephen Alpher

Nikhilesh De

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May 30, 2025

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CoinDesk

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https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/30/judge-declines-to-order-doj-to-review-records-in-roman-storm-case

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Judge rejects request for DOJ review in Roman Storm case

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"There's a difference between 'this is something I'd like to know' and 'this is a Brady violation,'" the judge said, referring to a Supreme Court precedent that requires prosecutors to share any and all information that might help a defendant with the defendant's team. Storm's defense attorneys argued during the hearing that they needed to know when the prosecutors in their case learned about the FinCEN conversation.

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"I'm not going to require a further review based on the representations made that there's no additional material of this type, and based on my views that I don't believe the material was exculpatory," she said.

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