The US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Tornado Cash developers of conspiring to commit money laundering, conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitter and conspiring to violate sanctions law by the operation of a crypto mixing service.
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss a criminal indictment received pushback from the US DOJ. The US Department of Justice charged two developers with conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitter and sanction violation. Authorities allege North Korea’s Lazarus Group and other criminal entities have laundered funds through the crypto mixer.
The court filing from Friday describes how Tornado Cash advertised its service, saying it “allows you to send Ethereum cryptocurrency 100% anonymously using groundbreaking, non-custodial technology based on strong cryptography!” Tornado Cash founders faced with criminal indictment in latest update In its Friday court filing, the DOJ alleges that the founders and developers of the project relinquished their ability to control the mixing pools in May 2020.
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