Today, in the Southern District of New York, was the first hearing in the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) case against Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill.

I attended the first hearing for the #Samourai Wallet case earlier today on behalf of @BitcoinMagazine and briefly spoke with one of the defendants, Keonne Rodriguez, after the hearing.Here's a recap of what I learned: pic.twitter.com/QZN4Ape0CZ

— Frank Corva (@frankcorva) May 28, 2024

The two developers were arrested in late April and charged with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Only Rodriguez and his attorney, Michael Krause, were present in the courtroom…

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