In a major development, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and William Lonergan Hill, were arrested by US authorities on charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The duo allegedly facilitated the laundering of over $100 million in criminal proceeds, including funds originating from the Silk Road and Hydra Market.
Samourai Wallet’s Alleged Criminal Activities
The arrest of Rodriguez and Hill comes as a result of an extensive investigation led by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), with collaboration from the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The indictment unsealed by the DOJ reveals that Samourai Wallet, a cryptocurrency mixing service, allegedly conducted more than $2 billion in “unlawful transactions”, earning millions of dollars in fees.
According to the DOJ’s press release on the matter, Samoura
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