Samurai Wallet Founder's "Escape Preparation" Notes Exposed, Judge Denies Bail Request
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ChainCatcher reports, according to Decrypt, that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has denied Samourai Wallet founder Keonne Rodriguez's request to modify his bail conditions. Prosecutors presented Rodriguez's handwritten "flight preparation" notes as evidence, detailing travel plans and emergency supplies. Rodriguez's lawyers argued that these were just general contingency plans, but prosecutors believed they were an active escape plan.
ChainCatcher previously reported, according to The Block, that the co-founder of crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet was arrested. Prosecutors stated that they were suspected of laundering $100 million from Silk Road and other illicit markets. On Wednesday, Samourai CEO Keonne Rodriguez and CTO William Lonergan Hill were charged with operating the Samourai wallet.