Roman Storm, co-founder and developer of Tornado Cash, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed its latest legal brief and that the Department of Justice is pressing for his conviction. In a public statement, Storm said the case has now lasted 1,139 days and could leave him facing decades in prison for writing code. He took particular aim at the prosecution's position in court, saying prosecutors argued that lawful transactions conducted through Tornado Cash should also be treated as criminal acts. Storm said the case sets what he called a dangerous precedent for open-source developers. The update was carried by Techub News and attributed to Wu Blockchain.
Roman Storm, co-founder and developer of Tornado Cash, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has submitted its latest legal filing and that the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing to secure a conviction against him.
In his statement, Storm said the case has now lasted 1,139 days and that he is facing decades in prison for writing code. He also criticized prosecutors for maintaining in court that lawful transactions made through Tornado Cash should also count as crimes.
Storm said the prosecution of an open-source developer in this way is setting a dangerous precedent.
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