Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal

Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal

Lawyers for Samourai Wallet have accused the prosecution of suppressing critical evidence in its case against the mixing service’s co-founders, calling for a hearing to determine whether the case should now be tossed out in light of the alleged Brady violation.In a Monday court filing, lawyers for Samourai Wallet told Judge Richard Berman of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) that in August 2023 — six months before prosecutors charged Keon…

Key points of the news: Samourai Wallet's lawyers accused prosecutors of concealing crucial information for the company's case for more than a year. FinCEN indicated that, by not having control over users' private keys, Samourai Wallet should not be classified as a money transmitter. The defense requested a hearing to clarify the omission and seek the dismissal of the charges. Samourai Wallet's founders' lawyers recently reported that federal pr…

Samourai Wallet Lawyers Say Prosecutors Hid Evidence

The post Samourai Wallet Lawyers Say Prosecutors Hid Evidence appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The move stems from a 2023 call in which FinCEN reportedly told prosecutors that the wallet did not qualify as a Money Services Business. This critical detail was only disclosed to the defense almost a year later, which prompted calls for case dismissal and hearings over prosecutorial conduct.  Meanwhile, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer criticized the SEC…

Samourai Wallet says feds hid advice that crypto mixer was in the clear - WorldNL Magazine

Samourai Wallet’s lawyers allege federal prosecutors suppressed advice that the firm didn’t need a license before they charged executives at the crypto mixing service months later. In a May 5 letter to a Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Samourai co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill said prosecutors disclosed that the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) representatives told them six months before th…

Samourai Wallet says feds hid advice that crypto mixer was in the clear – MAXBIT

Lawyers for Samourai Wallet’s founders claim prosecutors hid for over a year and a half that the Treasury told them the crypto mixer likely didn’t need a license. Samourai Wallet’s lawyers allege federal prosecutors suppressed advice that the firm didn’t need a license before they charged executives at the crypto mixing service months later.  In...

Samourai Wallet says feds hid advice that crypto mixer was in the clear

Samourai Wallet’s lawyers allege federal prosecutors suppressed advice that the firm didn’t need a license before they charged executives at the crypto mixing service months later.  In a May 5 letter to a Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Samourai co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill...