{"id":9937,"date":"2025-03-19T02:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=9937"},"modified":"2025-03-19T02:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:50:26","slug":"samourai-wallet-creators-make-their-courtroom-debut-at-fourth-pre-trial-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/samourai-wallet-creators-make-their-courtroom-debut-at-fourth-pre-trial-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Samourai Wallet Creators Make Their Courtroom Debut at Fourth Pre-Trial Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today, the fourth pre-trial session for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-laundering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case of the United States against the developers of Samourai Wallet<\/a> was held in the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>This marks the second occasion that the two developers, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, have jointly appeared in public since the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/legal\/samourai-developers-appear-together-in-court-for-first-time-at-status-conference\">last status conference<\/a> that took place on September 17, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s session was the briefest and least substantial among the four pre-trial hearings conducted to date.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Trial Motion Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>During the hearing, both the prosecution and the defense established and concurred on the timeline for pre-trial motions, which is outlined below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May 9, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Initial motion<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 6, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 The prosecution\u2019s reply to the initial motion<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 20, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Responses to the prosecution\u2019s reply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert Testimony Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The prosecution is set to disclose its expert testimony by July 15, 2025, while the defense is anticipated to provide theirs by August 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Additional expert disclosures may also be allowed on July 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST, coinciding with the date of the upcoming in-person pre-trial session.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hill to Stay in Lisbon<\/h2>\n<p>Hill\u2019s attorney inquired with Judge Richard Berman, who is overseeing the case, whether the court would accommodate a request for Hill to be exempt from attending future pre-trial sessions, given that he currently resides with his spouse in Lisbon, Portugal, and the costs associated with traveling back to New York City are high.<\/p>\n<p>His attorney added that pre-trial services were \u201csupportive\u201d of this proposition.<\/p>\n<p>The judge remarked that he did not perceive any issues with this arrangement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rodriguez Shows Appreciation<\/h2>\n<p>Following the hearing, Rodriguez expressed to Bitcoin Magazine his gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/p2prights.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund<\/a>, which aids in financing the developers\u2019 legal defense.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested are still welcome to contribute to the fund.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trial Commencement Date<\/h2>\n<p>The trial is scheduled to commence on November 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/samourai-wallet-developers-appear-together-in-court-at-fourth-pre-trial-hearing\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the fourth pre-trial session for the case of the United States against the developers of Samourai Wallet was held in the Southern District of New York. 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