Роман Шторм просит снять с него обвинения

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2025-10-15Last updated on 2025-10-15

Один из руководителей площадки Tornado Cash Роман Шторм обратился к федеральным инстанциям США с просьбой аннулировать обвинения против него по делу о передаче денежных средств в пользу преступных группировок. Он также настаивает о своем оправдании по пунктам об отмывании денег и нарушении санкций, по которым присяжные так и не смогли вынести единого решения.

Еще 30 сентября адвокаты обвиняемого подали ходатайство, где утверждается, что прокуратура не представила доказательств того, что Шторм намеренно помогал злоумышленникам. По их словам, обвинение фактически строится на предположении о халатности. То есть, Шторм знал о противоправном использовании сервиса, но не предпринял достаточных мер, чтобы его остановить. Юристы считают такую аргументацию несостоятельной, так как для обвинительного приговора необходимо наличие умысла.

Tornado Cash был создан в 2019 году Романом Штормом и его партнером Романом Семеновым. В основе сервиса лежат смарт-контракты Ethereum, а применяется технология доказательств с нулевым разглашением. Это дает возможность скрывать миграцию монет в блокчейне. По данным Управления по контролю за иностранными активами США (OFAC), через протокол прошло более $7 млрд в криптовалюте, при этом около 30% транзакций связывают с незаконной деятельностью, включая операции северокорейских хакеров.

В августе 2023 года Шторм был арестован в Вашингтоне сотрудниками ФБР и Налоговой службы. Его один соучредитель Семенов оказался в санкционном списке OFAC. Американские власти также утверждают, что Tornado Cash использовался для отмывания крупных денежных потоков и обхода международных ограничений.

Криптосообщество расценивает данную ситуацию в качестве прямой угрозы для всего рынка. Организация Blockchain Association предупредила, что осуждение Шторма потенциально становится неприятным инцидентам. Tornado Cash по своей специфике является программным обеспечением без контроля над деньгами клиентов, а сами пользователи сохраняли полный доступ к своим активам.

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