“Keonn Rodriguez and William Lunnergan Gill, co -founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptoamant, agreed to admit guilt in the case of money laundering. Their lawyers filed appropriate petitions with the Federal Court of New York. Both are accused of conspiracy to laundering criminal income and conducting an unlicensed business business. Maximum punishment for the first charge is 20 years in prison, for the second – […]”, – WRITE: Businessua.com.ua
Keonn Rodriguez and William Lunnergan Gill, co -founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptoamant, agreed to admit guilt in the case of money laundering. Their lawyers were submitted Relevant petitions to the Federal Court of New York.
Both are accused of conspiracy to laundering criminal income and conducting an unlicensed business business. The maximum punishment for the first charge is 20 years in prison, for the second – five. In general, they are threatened with up to 25 years in prison.
The hearing to change the statement about the recognition of guilt has already taken place. The impact of this step on the final court decision is currently unknown. The main process is scheduled for November 3.
In April 2024, Rodriguez and Gill arrested on charges of promoting more than $ 100 million criminal funds. According to the investigation, since 2015, Samourai Wallet has processed anonymous transactions worth more than $ 2 billion.
On April 29, Rodriguez was released by $ 1 million, which was provided with real estate in Pennsylvania and the signatures of his wife and another family member. Then he did not admit guilty in conducting an unlicensed payment service and participation in money laundering.
Hill was backed up in July-$ 2 million, of which $ 200,000 was made in cash and the rest is presented in the form of his family house in New York.
We will remind, in July the court refused to close the case of brothers, who received $ 25 million through MEV bots.
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