Samourai Wallet: The DOJ Seeks Five Years in Prison for Its Creators

TL;DR The U.S. Department of Justice has requested a five-year prison sentence for the creators of Samourai Wallet, who pleaded guilty. Prosecutors claim the wallet processed at least $237 million linked to criminal activity and that its privacy features were deliberately designed to conceal illicit funds. The sentence will be announced between November 6 and 7. The U.S. Department of Justice has requested the maximum sentence of five years in prison for Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill , developers of Samourai Wallet , who pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmission business. Prosecutors argue that both men...