Tornado Cash Co-founder Roman Storm Requests Judge to Overturn Conviction

BlockBeats News, October 2nd, according to DL News, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm has filed a request to a federal judge to dismiss the charges against him since his high-profile criminal trial concluded in August.

Storm's plea of not guilty comes as the jury found him guilty of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business conspiracy exactly eight weeks after the trial. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

However, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the most serious charges - money laundering conspiracy and sanctions evasion. The cumulative maximum sentence for these two charges could be up to 40 years, and the prosecution has not decided whether to retry Storm.

Storm's lawyer has requested the judge to acquit him of all three charges, arguing that the evidence presented during the three-week trial did not prove Storm's criminal intent and that the case should not have been tried in New York.