US Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Precedent to Support Trying Tornado Cash Defendant Roman Storm in New York

Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that U.S. federal prosecutors informed Judge Katherine Polk Failla that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the conviction of Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov on September 25, supporting the trial of Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm in New York. The appellate court determined that Washington, D.C. has trial jurisdiction, reasoning that law enforcement officers had deposited approximately $250 worth of Bitcoin into Bitcoin Fog from Washington, D.C. Prosecutors argued that since user Shakeeb Ahmed accessed Tornado Cash from his apartment in Manhattan, the same logic applies. Roman Storm released this letter and noted that FinCEN withdrew its 2023 mixer reporting requirement on the same day, citing concerns that the proposal could suppress legitimate activity.