• In this post. On November 1, Judge Katherine Polk Fair postponed Storm's next trial to April 14, 2025.

  • Storm's defense team challenged the court's decision to postpone the trial and asked the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for a writ of mandamus.

  • Roman Storm is charged with three counts of conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy to violate sanctions, and conspiracy to conduct an unauthorized money transfer business.

  • The trial of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, has been rescheduled for April 2025, four months later than originally scheduled, following a Nov. 1 ruling by Judge Katherine Polk Failla. A New York judge rescheduled the trial to give both sides time to exchange information about possible expert witnesses they could call to resolve a disagreement that began about a month ago.

  • Judge Kathryn Polk Faira has rescheduled the trial of Roman Storm to next April to give both sides time to exchange information about their expert witnesses. The trial was scheduled to begin on April 14 and last another two weeks.

  • But Storm's attorneys challenged the judge's ruling, arguing that mandatory disclosure would hurt their planned defense.

  • In an October 14 statement, the defense team, led by Brian Klein of Waymaker LLP, argued that disclosure would open their hands and significantly harm Mr. Storm.

  • They even argued that the judge's ruling could violate one of the federal rules governing criminal cases because the prosecution failed to request a list of experts.

  • n addition, the developer's attorneys filed a petition for mandamus with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, asking it to overturn Judge Catherine Failla's ruling. A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Nov. 12 and the trial will last two weeks.

  • Storm's long legal battle began when U. S. prosecutors accused him of helping to launder $1 billion for Lazarus Group in North Korea.

At this stage, the court cannot simply accept Mr.

Read us at: Compass Investments