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U.S. authorities are seeking to convict Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm on two serious charges after a jury deadlocked in his four-week trial last year.
In the case, a 12-member jury found Storm guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, but it could not reach a unanimous verdict on conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions.
In a letter dated March 9 to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Katherine Polk Failla, federal prosecutors said they want a second chance to convict Storm.
Prosecutors asked the court to set a retrial date, preferably beginning on or around October 5 or October 12.
They wrote that on August 6, 2025, a jury found Storm guilty as to Count Two of the superseding indictment and failed to reach a unanimous verdict as to Counts One and Three. The government said it intends to retry Storm on Counts One and Three and expects the retrial to last approximately three weeks.
Storm responded in a post on X, saying the government is again trying to make writing code a crime.
He wrote that the two counts carry “up to 40 years in federal prison,” adding that the charges relate to “writing open-source code,” a protocol he does not control, and transactions he says he never touched. He also said a jury previously could not agree the conduct was criminal, but that prosecutors are seeking another outcome.
Storm said he is raising $250,000 for his legal defense funds. He stated that “every dollar raised goes directly to keeping this fight alive,” including attorneys and experts, and said the funds are intended to ensure the defense can continue.
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