ChainCatcher, citing The Rage, reported that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the government’s pretrial plan in the case involving Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. The approval confirms that Storm is set to face a retrial this fall.
Retrial to Focus on Two Charges
The retrial will address two counts: conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to evade sanctions. The court’s approval of the pretrial plan gives the government’s case a procedural path toward the fall retrial, according to the information reported.
At the same time, Storm’s Rule 29 post-trial motion remains unresolved. That motion challenges the evidence and legal theory underlying the conviction entered last August, asking the court to revisit the basis for that outcome.
The case is therefore moving on two procedural tracks: the government’s pretrial plan has been approved for the retrial, while the court has not yet ruled on Storm’s Rule 29 motion. If the ruling is favorable to Storm, it would prevent the retrial from moving forward.