Feds deny late disclosure of evidence in Samourai Wallet case
Federal prosecutors have denied claims that they suppressed advice that the crypto mixer didn’t need a license.
US federal prosecutors have rebutted claims they suppressed evidence in their case against the co-founders of the crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet, arguing their disclosure of a conversation with Treasury Department staff was made within the required timeframes.
In a May 9 letter to a Manhattan federal court, prosecutors opposed a request for a hearing, claiming they handed over “all known substantive communications” between them and the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding Samourai “months in advance of pretrial motions and trial.”
“The defendants will have seven months to make use of the information before trial,” they wrote. “Nothing more is warranted.”
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