US prosecutors in the criminal case against Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash co-founder and developer have offered testimony from an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent as they are preparing to rest their case on Thursday.
According to reporting from the Inner City Press on Wednesday, the IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent Stephan George Proved He reviewed the transaction notes connected to the exchanges of cryptocurrency exchanges.com and Binance.
George reported that the storm “(had) control” of funds after an account connected to Binance sent crypto to the Tornado Cash Smart Contract address, based on communications between co-founders: Storm, Alexey Pecesey and Roman Semenov.
The testimony followed a challenge from storm lawyers, which Asked To exclude this based on a review of Hanfeng Lin’s experience – a victim of a romance scam that testified earlier in the trial about stolen crypto funds sent through Tornado Cash. Storm lawyers suggested that they could Move for a mistake After the research suggested that none of the funds went to the crypto mixing service.
“Habang ang kanyang background sa accounting ay maaaring magbigay sa kanya ng kadalubhasaan upang isagawa ang pagsusuri na pinanatili niya upang gawin, hindi ito kwalipikado na magpatotoo tungkol sa pagsubaybay sa mga cryptocurrency criminal na nalikom na kung saan ang gobyerno ay nagmumungkahi ngayon, na kinabibilangan ng hindi lamang pagsubaybay kundi pati na rin ang pagkontrol sa iba’t ibang mga address ng pitaka sa sinasabing hacker, kung saan ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga account ay on issue, ” Says The legal storm team in a filing of Tuesday.
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The issue of whether the storm has the ability to control Tornado Cash by blocking or distracting the prohibited funds from being laundered, since the persecution, is central to arguments in its criminal case.
Another government witness is expected to testify If the STORM can change the platform to prevent criminal activity, but it has been reported that the mixing of the mixer is primarily discussed in response to the penalties.
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Defense lawyers prepare to show their case
The storm faced charges of money laundering, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter and conspiracy to violate US sanctions related to his role in Tornado Cash. US prosecutors said they expected to wrap their case on Thursday “before lunch,” thereafter Storm Storm lawyers will begin to show their defense.
According to the Inner City Press, Storm’s lawyers plan to call “two or three doctors” to testify, and possibly a specialized witness from the chainalysis.
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