Samourai Wallet founder’s “escape preparation” notes exposed, judge rejects bail request

Odaily Odaily reported that the District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the request of Samourai Wallet founder Keonne Rodriguez to modify bail conditions. Prosecutors submitted Rodriguez's handwritten "Escape Preparation" notes as evidence, which detailed travel plans and emergency items. Rodriguez's lawyer argued that this was just a general emergency plan, but prosecutors believed it was an active escape plan. Earlier news, Rodriguez and co-founder William Lonergan Hill were arrested in April this year for operating an unregistered currency transmission business involving $2 billion in illegal transactions and $100 million in money laundering transactions. The two founders' lawyers cited a letter from two senators in May of this year, accusing the Department of Justice of over-interpreting non-custodial crypto asset software services. (Decrypt)