Roman Storm, developer of Tornado Cash, has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal indictment case against him.
A filing made on Friday night in the Southern District of New York states that Storm is a developer and that he and his US-based company agreed to build software solutions to provide financial privacy to legitimate cryptocurrency users, which is not a crime.
What Are The Charges Against Storm
Storm was arrested last year for his involvement with Tornado Cash, which has been used for money laundering. However, Storm’s legal team argues that he only published code that anyone can use and that building Tornado Cash is not the same as laundering money. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Tornado Cash facilitated over $1 Billion in laundering by groups like North Korea’s Lazarus.
The motion filed defines Tornado Cash, which is described as a set of non-custodial smart contracts that give users complete ownership. Moreover, they have control over their asse
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