The developer of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, Alexey Pertsev, appealed the verdict on charges of money laundering. This is reported by CoinDesk.
According to the publication, the appeal was submitted to the Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch. The outcome of its consideration is currently unknown. This may take several months.
Previously, a court in the Netherlands found Pertsev guilty of laundering $1.2 billion through a mixer between July 2019 and August 2022 and sentenced him to 64 months in prison.
Immediately after the verdict, the developer was taken to prison, but he could have asked to wait for the appeal court at home, the publication notes.
In August 2022 OFAC blacklisted Tornado Cash for participation in laundering criminal funds worth more than $7 billion. Pertsev was arrested the same month.
The co-founders of Tornado Cash, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, were also charged with money laundering and violation of sanctions in the United States. The first was released on bail; he refused to admit his guilt. The second remained free, but was subject to sanctions.
Source: Cryptocurrency
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