DOJ to press on with criminal charges against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm

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The U.S. Department of Justice will proceed with money-laundering and sanctions-evasion charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, bucking its recently softer tone toward crypto platforms.

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Assad Jafri

Publish date

May 16, 2025

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CryptoSlate

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https://cryptoslate.com/doj-to-press-on-with-criminal-charges-against-tornado-cash-developer-roman-storm

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DOJ to proceed with charges against Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm

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The US Treasury sanctioned Tornado Cash in 2022, claiming that the protocol had facilitated more than $7 billion in illicit transactions.

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In September, US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied his motion to dismiss, ruling that the use of computer code to facilitate money laundering is not protected under the First Amendment, despite Storm’s claims of free speech protections for his code.

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