- Roman Storm, developer of Tornado Cash, faces post-trial motions regarding his conviction.
- Federal prosecutors argue sufficient evidence shows Storm controlled and developed Tornado Cash.
- Prosecutors oppose acquittal on all charges, including conspiracy to commit money laundering and violating sanctions.
- The legal debate centers on whether the evidence meets the threshold for all charges related to Tornado Cash.
- Storm’s defense has a deadline to respond to prosecutors’ filing.
Roman Storm, the developer of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, is involved in ongoing legal proceedings after his trial concluded. The federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York office filed a post-trial response last Wednesday, opposing Storm’s motion for acquittal on all charges. This trial occurred due to Tornado Cash being sanctioned in the U.S. for its use by North Korean and other malicious actors.
Storm’s legal team requested an acquittal not only for the charge of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter, which Storm was convicted of, but also for two charges on which the jury was deadlocked: conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions law. The defense argued that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence to support any conviction.
In contrast, federal prosecutors maintained that the evidence supports Storm’s role as a co-founder with active control over Tornado Cash. They highlighted that Storm and his associates modified the platform’s user interface around 250 times between February 2020 and August 2022, overseeing how most users accessed the service. According to the trial transcript, approximately 96 percent of Tornado Cash users accessed the service through this interface during the specified period.
The prosecutors also argued they have adequate evidence for the conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions charges, urging the judge not to grant an acquittal on either. Storm’s legal team has until the upcoming Wednesday to submit their response. For further details, see the full post-trial filing.
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