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DOJ invokes Bitcoin Fog ruling in potential blow to Roman Storm acquittal bid
Cointelegraph ·
Cointelegraph reports: Federal prosecutors cited a recent appeals court ruling involving cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog as supplemental authority for their opposition to Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s acquittal. In a Monday filing, prosecutors cited a Sept. 25 appeals court ruling that affirmed the convictions and sentence of Bitcoin Fog operator Roman Sterlingov. The D.C. Circuit held that venue in Washington, D.C., was proper for all four counts. For the money-laundering counts,…