US federal prosecutors have asked a New York court to schedule an October retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate US sanctions.
The Department of Justice filed a March 9 letter requesting that Judge Katherine Polk Failla set a new trial date for early October after a jury last year failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the two counts.
“While the Government is aware that the defendant’s Rule 29 motion is currently pending, the Government requests that the Court set a date for the retrial to avoid further unnecessary delays,”
Prosecutors wrote.
Storm was previously found guilty in August 2025 of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years.
The jury, however, was unable to reach agreement on the money laundering and sanctions conspiracy charges, which each carry potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors proposed October 5 or October 12 as possible start dates for the retrial, which they estimate would last about three weeks.
The case remains closely watched across the crypto industry as developers and advocacy groups warn that treating open-source smart contract code as criminal activity could create major legal risks for decentralised finance projects.