Founders Of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet Arrested By Feds For Money Laundering

Founders Of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet Arrested By Feds For Money Laundering


The US DOJ also seized Samourai's web servers and domain, and served a seizure warrant for Samourai's mobile app on the Google Play Store.

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.

U.S. authorities have charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with money laundering.

The Department of Justice announced that it was taking action against the founders and CEO of Samourai Wallet, alleging that it operated as a “cryptocurrency mixing service.”

Co-founders of the crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet were arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with money laundering.

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