remyers on Nostr: Reposting from bird site post by Laurent MT. "Here we go again" "...the defendants, ...

Reposting from bird site post by Laurent MT. "Here we go again"

"...the defendants, developed, marketed, and operated a cryptocurrency mixing
service known as Samourai Wallet (““Samourai”), an unlicensed money transmitting business from
which they earned millions of dollars in fees. Samourai unlawfully combined multiple unique
features to execute anonymous financial transactions valued at over $2 billion in cryptocurrency
for its customers. While offering Samourai as a “privacy” service, the defendants knew that it was
a haven for criminals to engage in large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion. Indeed,
as the defendants intended and well knew, a substantial portion of the funds that Samourai
processed were criminal proceeds passed through Samourai for purposes of concealment. Indeed,
during the relevant period, Samourai laundered over $100 million dollars of crime proceeds
originating from, among other criminal sources: illegal darkweb markets, such as Silk Road and
Hydra Market; various wire fraud and computer fraud schemes, including a web-server intrusion,
a spear phishing scheme, and schemes to defraud multiple decentralized finance protocols; and
other illegal activities."

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68467223/4/united-states-v-rodriguez/