| Samourai Wallet
Rodriguez Plead Guilty to 5 Year
Imprisonment and $237M
Forfeiture
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
July 30 – In another crypto
industry prosecution by DOJ,
crypto-mixed Samourai Wallet's
Keonne Rodriguez was presented
and released on bond in the
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Court, where Inner
City Press was the only media
present.
Rodriguez, 35, was released on
$1 million bond, to be secured
by a property at 610 Wood
Street, Harmony, PA 16037.
Jump cut to July
29, when an intent to change
plea was docketed: "ORDER as
to Keonne Rodriguez: Having
been informed that the
defendant wishes to enter a
change of plea, it is hereby
ORDERED that a change of plea
is scheduled for July 30, 2025
at 10:00 AM (Signed by Judge
Denise L. Cote on 7/29/2025)
Rodriguez'
co-defendant William Hill was
arrested in Portugal and
would, DOJ said, be
extradited.
Minutes later on
July 29, notice that Hill was
set to change plea, half an
hour after Rodriguez.
On July 30
Inner City Press ran to
Rodriguez' guilty plea and
live tweeted it. He pled
guilty and the AUSA said he
has waived appeal of any
sentence at or below the
agreed guideline of 60 months
(five years) in prison,
forfeiture of $237 million and
fine of $400,000.
Meanwhile, US v
Roman Storm closing
arguments...
Extra / analysis
on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
Like Do
Kwon and other crypto cases,
Inner City Press will cover
the cases.
It is now USA v.
Rodriguez, et al., 1:24-cr-82
(Cote)
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