Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, received a five-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Rodriguez pleaded guilty in July, admitting that between 2015 and 2024 he and co-founder William Lonergan Hill facilitated laundering over $237 million tied to dark web crimes, fraud, and even murder-for-hire plots. Despite arguing he intended to create a privacy-focused legitimate business, Rodriguez continued operating after learning of criminal uses. Both founders agreed to forfeit $237 million and pay $400,000 in fines. The case, which survived the Trump administration’s rollback of crypto enforcement actions, is notable under new DOJ guidelines that raise prosecutorial barriers for mixer-related cases. Hill's sentencing is scheduled for November 19.