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William Lonergan Hill
sentenced
Samourai Wallet co-founder/CTO; sentenced in a U.S. case involving operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business and transmission of criminal proceeds (per IRS-CI release).
Status
sentenced
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
samourai-wallet, mixer, money-transmitting, money-laundering, legal-case
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- IRS-CI release describes Hill as Samourai’s Chief Technology Officer.
- Status marked sentenced based on IRS-CI announcement.
- Jurisdiction marked US.
- Images omitted (null) absent clear CC/PD verification.
Timeline
2025-11-19
IRS Criminal Investigation announced sentencing of Samourai Wallet co-founders for a conspiracy to operate an illegal money transmitting business and for laundering criminal proceeds.
• Founders of Samourai Wallet cryptocurrency mixing service sentenced to five and four years in prison (Internal Revenue Service (IRS-CI) press-release)