Roman Storm Eyes Mistrial Over Government Witness Testimony
Roman Storm's lawyers may seek a mistrial due to the testimony of government witness Hanfeng Lin, which they argue is irrelevant to the case against Storm. Lin testified about being defrauded of $190,000 in a crypto romance scam, claiming some funds were sent through Tornado Cash. Storm's lawyer, David Patton, stated that their research found no evidence linking Lin's funds to Tornado Cash. FBI Special Agent Joseph DeCapua, a government expert, admitted he had not analyzed Lin's transactions. Prosecutors plan to call IRS analyst Stephan George to connect Lin's funds to Tornado Cash. Blockchain researchers have disputed Lin's claims, asserting that her funds never interacted with Tornado Cash and criticizing the analysis by the crypto recovery service Payback. Storm faces up to 45 years in prison for charges related to Tornado Cash.
