Twister Money developer Roman Storm faces a trial in the USA in July, and a federal choose has declined to order the U.S. Division of Justice to assessment its information associated to the case.
Choose Katherine Polk Failla, in a Friday ruling, declined to order the DOJ to assessment supplies it holds that is likely to be useful to Twister Money (TORN) developer Roman Storm’s authorized staff.
The choose’s ruling comes as Storm and his protection staff put together for the developer’s trial scheduled for July 2025, CoinDesk reported.
“I’m not going to require a further review based on the representations made that there’s no additional material of this type, and based on my views that I don’t believe the material was exculpatory,” the choose famous.
The choose’s choice is essential, as an order discovering that prosecutors did not share all related info of their possession with Storm’s authorized staff might have impacted the protection’s case throughout trial.
The regulation requires that prosecutors share with the defendant all info they’ve that might help the accused particular person’s protection. Storm is about to face trial after the DOJ confirmed earlier this month that the federal government will proceed with the prosecution of the Ethereum mixer co-founder.
That call got here weeks after the federal government circulated a memo stating that the DOJ would not search to convey costs towards crypto mixing companies.
As a substitute, prosecutors will now go after what they termed “bad actors” inside the business who exploit such options to assist illicit actions like cash laundering. The DOJ’s crackdown wouldn’t be targeted on the platforms, however unhealthy gamers.
The DOJ initially filed costs towards Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, one other Twister Money founder, in August 2023. The costs included working the blending service and laundering greater than $1 billion.
In February this 12 months, a Dutch court docket launched Alexey Pertsev, a Twister Money developer arrested in August 2022 in Amsterdam.