November 19, 2025
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a self-taught coder who managed the day-to-day tech side of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet to four years in prison Wednesday, after he admitted that he knew the business facilitated bitcoin transfers derived from criminal activity.
November 06, 2025
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced the CEO of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet to five years in prison Thursday after he admitted that his business facilitated big-dollar transfers derived from criminal activity including narcotics trafficking and extortion.
November 03, 2025
Federal prosecutors are seeking 60 months imprisonment for each of the operators of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet, while the men both argued that their initial intention to build a legitimate privacy service favors more lenient treatment.
July 30, 2025
Two Samourai Wallet executives told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that they facilitated bitcoin transfers derived from criminal activity, pleading guilty to scheming to use their crypto-mixer as an unlicensed money transmitter but avoiding a more serious money-laundering conspiracy count.
July 29, 2025
The two co-founders of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that they intend to change their not guilty pleas after initially fighting charges that they facilitated over $2 billion in unlawful transactions.
July 22, 2025
Two Samourai Wallet executives accused of using the crypto-mixing service to facilitate $2 billion in illegal transactions denied charges in an updated indictment Tuesday, before a Manhattan federal judge suggested they could explore plea talks ahead of their November trial.
May 09, 2025
Federal prosecutors on Friday fired back at claims they suppressed evidence from the indicted co-founder of crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet, arguing they went beyond what was required when they recently disclosed an "informal conversation" where Treasury employees cast doubt on one of the subsequent charges.
May 05, 2025
An indicted co-founder of crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet told a New York federal judge on Monday about prosecutors' alleged "shocking" failure to disclose evidence that calls into question the criminal charges brought against him and asked for a hearing into the alleged slip-up.
April 28, 2025
Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to continue pursuing a criminal case against two executives of crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet in light of a recent U.S. Department of Justice memo limiting certain digital asset prosecutions.
April 30, 2024
The CEO of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet has pled not guilty to charges he helped facilitate over $2 billion in illegal transactions and was released on $1 million bail after surrendering to federal authorities voluntarily.