Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm requests the judge to overturn the conviction

On October 2, according to DL News, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm has filed a request with a federal judge to dismiss the charges against him since his high-profile criminal trial ended in August. Storm's plea for acquittal comes exactly eight weeks after the jury found him guilty of conspiring to operate an unregistered money transmission business. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. However, the jury was unable to reach a consensus on the most serious charges - conspiracy to Money Laundering and evasion of sanctions. The cumulative maximum sentence for these two charges could reach 40 years, and prosecutors have not yet decided whether to retry Storm. Storm's lawyer has requested the judge to acquit him on all three charges, arguing that the evidence presented during his three-week trial could not prove that Storm had criminal intent, and that the case should not have been tried in New York.