Dutch prosecutors seek 64 months in prison for Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Dutch prosecutors are seeking a 64-month prison sentence for Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev on charges of money laundering, with the judge set to make a ruling on May 14. The two-day trial took place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the S-Hertogenbosch court and could influence how other local courts treat developers.

In an indictment shared by Dutch prosecutors before the trial, it detailed that Pertsev is accused of laundering $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency through the anonymous tool Tornado Cash. The indictment states that from July 9, 2019, to August 10, 2022, Pertsev "developed a habit of money laundering."