U.S. Department of Justice: Tornado Cash co-founders were aware of money laundering and profited from the mixer
đșđž The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has detailed accusations against Tornado Cash's co-founders, suggesting they were complicit in money đ§ș laundering and profited from the cryptocurrency mixer.
đš The DOJ refutes the defenseâs argument that co-founder Roman Storm was merely coding without charging for the mixerâs services.
âïž According to prosecutors, both Storm and his colleague Roman Semenov were aware of and facilitated the laundering operations, continuing to promote Tornado Cash despite this.
đ€ The DOJ also highlighted that the majority of users accessed the service through its official website, which was under the developers' control. They argue that đȘ Tornado Cash was operated as a commercial venture that financially benefited its creators, challenging the notion that it was a non-profit endeavor merely providing a đ¶ privacy tool.
