Court documents showed there was at least one 90-year-old, and some people had “set in stone” their opinions about the Tornado Cash co-founder’s criminal charges.
A 12-person jury, including a member who celebrated her 90th birthday, deliberated this week in the complex case of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash. They convicted Storm on one count of running an unlicensed money transmitting business, while remaining unable to reach a decision on other charges.
According to court documents released on Thursday by Judge Katherine Failla, jurors in the Storm case sent several requests for information before declaring they were deadlocked on two of the charges.
Among the letters to the judge were requests for transcripts of the testimony of several witnesses, clarification on what led to the indictment, and a specific query on the wallets included in North Korean sanctions.
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