The US Department of Justice has arrested the developers of the cryptocurrency wallet Samourai, accusing them of money laundering. They seized their servers and website in cooperation with Europol, the Portuguese Judicial Police and others.
In addition to arresting the developers and seizing their servers, the US Department of Justice also appealed to Google to remove the app from the App Store in a clear attempt to erase the wallet from the store and remove any trace of the app altogether.
This isn't the first time the DoJ has taken such actions, nor is it the first time developers have been arrested and accused of such crimes. It's known that the arrest stems from a previous investigation into the Samourai developers, conducted in cooperation with various agencies, including those mentioned above, concluding that the developers are involved in money laundering.
The US Department of Justice imposes heavy penalties for this type of crime, with fines ranging from thousands to billions of dollars for such involvement. One recent case of money laundering charges is that of CZ, the former CEO of Binance, who, after pleading guilty, now faces a three-year sentence (as the US system dictates) as well as paying millions of dollars in fines.
The Samourai developers' case is still unfolding, and much could still happen, so stay tuned for further updates on the matter.
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