Federal prosecutors told Judge Katherine Polk Failla that an appeals court ruling upholding Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov’s conviction and 150-month sentence supports trying Roman Storm in New York. The government argues that a Tornado Cash user’s transactions from his Manhattan apartment are sufficient to establish venue in the Southern District of New York on two counts. Roman Storm was convicted by a Manhattan jury in August 2025 of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, while the jury deadlocked on money laundering and sanctions charges. His retrial on those two counts is scheduled for April 26, 2027.
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