DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions
DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions
25 April 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the service for allegedly facilitating over $2 billion in illegal transactions and for laundering more than $100 million in criminal proceeds.
To that end, Keonne Rodriguez, 35, and William Lonergan Hill, 65, have been charged