U.S. prosecutors cite Bitcoin Fog precedent to support a trial in New York of Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm
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U.S. prosecutors cite Bitcoin Fog precedent to argue that New York can try Roman Storm.
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【U.S. prosecutors cite Bitcoin Fog precedent, supporting the trial in New York of Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm】Bitcoin News posted on X that U.S. federal prosecutors told Judge Katherine Polk Failla that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 25 upheld the conviction of Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov, supporting the trial in New York of Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm. The appellate court held that Washington, D.C. had jurisdiction to conduct the trial because law enforcement personnel had transferred Bitcoin worth approximately Bitcoin Fog from Washington, D.C. into 250 USD Prosecutors said that user Shakeeb Ahmed accessed Tornado Cash from his Manhattan apartment, so the same logic applies. Roman Storm published the letter and noted that FinCEN withdrew the 2023 mixer reporting requirement proposal put forward in that year, because the proposal could suppress legitimate activity.
Key points
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Bitcoin News posted on X that U.S. federal prosecutors told Judge Katherine Polk Failla that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 25 upheld the conviction of Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov.
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Prosecutors reportedly relied on the Bitcoin Fog case to support trying in New York the Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm.
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The appellate court held that Washington, D.C. had jurisdiction to conduct the trial because law enforcement personnel had transferred Bitcoin from Washington, D.C. into Bitcoin Fog worth approximately 250 USD.
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Prosecutors said that user Shakeeb Ahmed accessed Tornado Cash from his Manhattan apartment, so the same logic applies.
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Roman Storm published the letter and noted that FinCEN withdrew the 2023 mixer reporting requirement proposal put forward that year, because the proposal could suppress legitimate activity.
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This report says that prosecutors sought to borrow the jurisdictional logic from the Bitcoin Fog case to show that New York can hear the Tornado Cash case involving Roman Storm. The report also says that FinCEN withdrew a mixer reporting requirement proposal.
Why it matters to readers
If the court accepts the prosecution's jurisdictional argument, the trial venue issue in the Roman Storm case could be affected;FinCEN the withdrawal of the proposal concerns reporting requirements related to mixers. The report does not state whether the court has already adopted the prosecution's position.
Jurisdiction determines which court or district may hear a case; a mixer is a tool used to mix the transaction paths of cryptocurrencies. This discusses the prosecution's position, not a final ruling.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from a Telegram relay; the original report did not provide court documents, Roman Storm's letter, or FinCEN official documents.
The evidence alone cannot confirm whether the court has accepted the prosecution's argument concerning New York jurisdiction.
The evidence alone cannot confirm the FinCEN formal legal status of the withdrawn proposal or its subsequent regulatory impact.
The evidence does not clearly state the final trial outcome in the Roman Storm case.
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