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Samourai Wallet Co-Founder William Hill Gets 4-Year Federal Sentence
20.11.2025
William Lonergan Hill, co-founder and chief technology officer of Samourai Wallet, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to the privacy-focused bitcoin service. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote handed down the 48-month...
Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Bill Hill Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting
19.11.2025
The 67-year-old Hill’s recent autism diagnosis, as well as his advanced age, seemed to serve as mitigating factors for the sentencing judge
Developer Behind Samourai Wallet Hit With 5-Year Sentence
6.11.2025
According to reports, Samourai Wallet’s Keonne Rodriguez just got five years behind bars. Rodriguez and his fellow developer William Lonergan Hill were accused of running an unlicensed money-transmitting business — a fancy way of saying the feds didn’t like their privacy tools. Both struck a plea...
Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting
6.11.2025
District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez to the statutory maximum. Fellow developer William Lonergan Hill will be sentenced tomorrow
Samourai Wallet Devs Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Run Unlicensed Money Transmitter
30.7.2025
The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges
Rodriguez, Hill Plead Guilty in Samourai Wallet Case, Laundering Charges Wiped
30.7.2025
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, developers of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in New York federal court on July 30, 2025. According to a report from The Rage, as part of their plea agreements...
Samourai Wallet co-founders to now plead guilty to US charges
30.7.2025
Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill say they’ll change their not guilty plea relating to charges tied to their crypto mixing service
Samourai Wallet co-founders to now plead guilty to US charges
30.7.2025
Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill say they’ll change their not guilty plea relating to charges tied to their crypto mixing service
Samourai Wallet Devs Expected to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
29.7.2025
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill both previously pleaded not guilty, but are expected to change their pleas in Manhattan on Wednesday morning
Samourai Wallet Co-Founders Poised to Flip Pleas: Report
29.7.2025
Reports suggest a major twist is about to unfold in the Samourai Wallet case, with the co-founders expected to flip their pleas—hinting that the courtroom drama may be drawing to a close. At the heart of the case are Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of the bitcoin ( BTC)...
Samourai Wallet Files to Dismiss DOJ Case, Citing FinCEN Guidance
30.5.2025
The developers claim Samourai Wallet never handled user funds and should not be considered a financial institution
NY Prosecutors: FinCEN Opinion on Samourai Wallet 'Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case
21.5.2025
Storm’s lawyers asked the court to order prosecutors to turn over any potentially helpful evidence in their case against the developer
Feds deny late disclosure of evidence in Samourai Wallet case
12.5.2025
US federal prosecutors have rebutted claims they suppressed evidence in their case against the co-founders of the crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet, arguing their disclosure of a conversation with Treasury Department staff was made within the required timeframes. In a May 9 letter to...
Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Say Delayed FinCEN Disclosure Wasn’t a Brady Violation
9.5.2025
At most, the late disclosure impacts one of the two charges against Samourai Wallet’s co-founders, prosecutors said in their Friday letter to the judge
Samourai Wallet says feds hid advice that crypto mixer was in the clear
6.5.2025
Samourai Wallet’s lawyers allege federal prosecutors suppressed advice that the firm didn’t need a license before they charged executives at the crypto mixing service months later. In a May 5 letter to a Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Samourai co-founders Keonne Rodriguez...
Samourai Wallet says feds hid advice that crypto mixer was in the clear
6.5.2025
Samourai Wallet’s lawyers allege federal prosecutors suppressed advice that the firm didn’t need a license before they charged executives at the crypto mixing service months later. In a May 5 letter to a Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Samourai co-founders Keonne Rodriguez...
Defense Seeks Dismissal in Samourai Wallet Case After FinCEN Disclosure, DOJ Policy Shift
5.5.2025
The legal team for Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill has requested dismissal of criminal charges, citing newly disclosed FinCEN guidance that contradicted prosecutors’ claims and a recent Justice Department policy discouraging “regulation by prosecution” in the crypto...
Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal
5.5.2025
Before SDNY prosecutors filed charges in the case, FinCEN told them that Samourai Wallet didn’t meet the definition of a money transmitting business
Tornado Cash Can’t Be Sanctioned Again, Texas Judge Rules
29.4.2025
In December, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) exceeded its statutory authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash
Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Are Considering Dropping Charges Under New DOJ Crypto Enforcement Priorities: Filing
29.4.2025
The co-founders are each facing up to 25 years in prison for alleged money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting