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The US Prosecution Seeks to Sentence Samourai Wallet Founder to Up to 5 Years in Prison

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On November 4th, according to Decrypt, the prosecutors in the US Southern District of New York stated in a sentencing memorandum that Keonne Rodriguez, the founder of Samourai Wallet, and William Lonergan Hill had solicited criminal users on the dark web and referred to coin mixing as "Bitcoin laundering." The two have pleaded guilty to "operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and engaging in money laundering." Prosecutors are seeking up to 5 years in prison under 18 U.S.C. §371. Authorities stated that the service laundered at least $237 million from 2015 to 2024, and the two charged approximately 246.3 BTC in fees (currently valued at around $269 million). Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced on November 6th, and Hill will follow the next day.
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