Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm stands accused of orchestrating multi-million dollar transactions through Binance while coordinating offshore financial activities to obscure fund flows. IRS testimony presented in court alleges Storm exercised control over substantial transfers, including $2.6 million moved to co-founders, with evidence drawn from authenticated chat logs.
Internal communications reportedly reveal systematic efforts to establish offshore corporate entities and acquire real estate specifically to conceal transaction trails. A message from co-founder Roman Semenov highlighted operational caution, advising that TORN token transfers should avoid detection mechanisms.
Expert analysis entered into evidence indicates behavioral shifts among Tornado Cash users following U.S. sanctions, notably observing groups including North Korea’s Lazarus leverage command-line interfaces for enhanced operational stealth. Defense counsel maintains that Tornado Cash smart contracts became permanently immutable in May 2020, fundamentally limiting Storm and associated DeFi governance mechanisms’ influence over user transactions.