by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 17 – Roman Storm is charged using his cryptocurrency mixed Tornado Cash to help launder money for North Korea's hackers in the Lazarus Group.
On September 6, 2023 he was arraigned before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla. Inner City Press was there - thread
The US on July 9, 2025 filed opposition - just as in the Samouri Wallet case a letter from Senator Lummis and Wyden that cites theTornado Cash case, letter now on Patreon, with Samouri story, here.
On July 11 Inner City Press live tweeted a conference in which the US said Witness-1 only began speaking to them on July 3 and is seeking sentence reduction under Rule 35. Judge Failla will let Witness-1 testifying, but expressed doubts on venue. Thread.
On July 14 Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection.
On July 15 in opening statements, AUSA Kevin Mosley said Storm knowing helped North Korean hackers. Storm's Keri Axel said he made people safe.
On July 16 the US filed a motion in limine about the opening: "this Court should preclude Storm from eliciting testimony from his expert, Matthew Green" filing on Patreon here
Docketed on July 17 during questioning of FBI agents, Storm's lawyers responded (filing on Patreon here) that Dr. Green’s expert disclosure made reference to “dangerous gangs” and “people being threatened, harmed, and even kidnapped by bad actors attempting to take their cryptocurrency.” There is a pending New York City case on just this - will it come in?
More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is USA v. Storm, et al., 1:23-cr-430 (Failla)
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