Roman Storm’s lawyers argued that the charges are “fatally flawed” and must be dismissed, given “there was nothing” Storm could have done to prevent sanctioned entities from using the crypto mixer.
Roman Storm, co-founder of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has filed a motion to dismiss all three charges against him, alleging he operated a money laundering business and violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
“By no stretch can Mr. Storm be deemed to have conspired to launder funds,” Storm’s lawyers stated in a March 29 filing to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Storm’s lawyers argued that Tornado Cash was developed, "became immutable, ” and publicly available before it was used by the hacking groups sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
