{"id":18869,"date":"2024-04-27T07:28:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T07:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=18869"},"modified":"2024-04-27T09:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T09:38:59","slug":"doj-rejects-tornado-cash-developers-bid-to-dismiss-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/doj-rejects-tornado-cash-developers-bid-to-dismiss-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Rejects Tornado Cash Developer&#8217;s Bid to Dismiss Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ has countered <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-tornado-cash-why-is-it-unstoppable\/\">Tornado Cash\u2019s<\/a> motion for dismissal by criminal indictment by saying that the facts will be examined by a jury and not by an earlier-stage argument. The DOJ Department made a second filing on Friday reasserting its position, which remains that Tornado Cash was a<strong> money-transmitting business<\/strong>, which is one of the charges leveled against Storm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/doj-rejects-tornado-cash-developers-bid-to-dismiss-indictment\/#DOJ_Upholds_Charges_Against_Roman_Storm\" title=\"DOJ Upholds Charges Against Roman Storm\">DOJ Upholds Charges Against Roman Storm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/doj-rejects-tornado-cash-developers-bid-to-dismiss-indictment\/#Defenses_Claims_Disputed_in_Friday_Filing\" title=\"Defense&#8217;s Claims Disputed in Friday Filing\">Defense&#8217;s Claims Disputed in Friday Filing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DOJ_Upholds_Charges_Against_Roman_Storm\"><\/span>DOJ Upholds Charges Against Roman Storm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Roman Semenov and Storm, together, are accused of colluding to launder money, operate an unlicensed money transmitter business, and deal Tornado Cashes that anonymizes transaction trails. Note that samples such as the Lazarus Group of North Korea were allegedly involved in illicit transfers through Tornado Cash.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Defenses_Claims_Disputed_in_Friday_Filing\"><\/span>Defense&#8217;s Claims Disputed in Friday Filing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The central issue of Storm&#8217;s argument is that, from a legal standpoint, Tornado Cash is <strong>neither a custodial mixing service nor a &#8220;financial institution,&#8221;<\/strong> and that Storm also did not control the platform&#8217;s usage by criminal entities. The defendants&#8217; legal defense was that writing the code itself does not constitute running a money laundering organization by default.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, DOJ contended that Tornado Cash, presented in 2019, consists of the code only but also concerns the overall service, which has a website, user interface, smart contracts, and a network of relayers. The prosecution addressed the fact the fact that Storm&#8217;s picture of the system&#8217;s functionality wasn&#8217;t valid and offered evidence related to user control and developers&#8217; supervision.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the filing highlighted the DOJ&#8217;s intentions to introduce substantial evidence to explain the architecture of Tornado Cash, usage patterns, and involvement of Storm. In addition, the filing included screenshots to refute assertions about user autonomy and developer power.<\/p>\n<p>The legal showdown develops, and the <strong>trial of Storm is scheduled for September<\/strong> while Semenov, the alleged accomplice, is at large. The DOJ looks firm to win the lawsuit, promising to set up a test case in the areas of cryptocurrency, law enforcement, and financial regulations.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, please don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Telegram<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest news and updates instantly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ has countered Tornado Cash\u2019s motion for dismissal by criminal indictment by saying that the facts will be examined by a jury and not by an earlier-stage argument. The DOJ Department made a second filing on Friday reasserting its position, which remains that Tornado Cash was a money-transmitting business, which is one of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5686,377],"class_list":["post-18869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","tag-department-of-justice","tag-tornado-cash"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DOJ Rejects Tornado Cash Developer&#039;s Bid to Dismiss Indictment - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Uncover the charges against Tornado Cash in an ongoing criminal case. 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