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Samourai Wallet founders sentenced for laundering $237 million

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The founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptocurrency mixing service, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in laundering over $237 million in illicit funds. Rodriguez received a five-year sentence, while Hill was sentenced to four years. Both were also fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $237,832,360.55. The service, which operated from 2015 to 2024, facilitated the laundering of over $2 billion in criminal proceeds, earning the founders approximately $4.5 million in fees.

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  1. 20.11.2025 12:49 1 articles · 23h ago

    Samourai Wallet founders sentenced for laundering $237 million

    Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptocurrency mixing service, were sentenced to prison for their roles in laundering over $237 million in illicit funds. Rodriguez received a five-year sentence, while Hill was sentenced to four years. Both were also fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $237,832,360.55. The service facilitated the laundering of over $2 billion in criminal proceeds, earning the founders approximately $4.5 million in fees.

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