A number of charges, including breaches of sanctions and involvement in money laundering, have been brought against the individuals who created the cryptocurrency mixer known as Tornado Cash.
The co-founders of Tornado Cash, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have been accused on counts of conspiracy to conduct money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions breaches, and conspiracy to run an unlicensed money transmitting company. The charges arise from claims of money laundering, sanctions breaches, and running an unauthorized money transmission service. The indictment was unveiled on August 23, 2023.
Roman Storm has been apprehended in Washington state, while Semenov remains elusive. In August 2022, another co-founder of the firm, Alexey Pertsev, was arrested in the Netherlands on money laundering charges.
The duo is accused of creating, managing, and promoting Tornado Cash. This platform is suspected of facilitating the laundering…
