> Am i alone in thinking this is not going to fly if all he did was write some software that helps with your financial anonymity?
Probably. That said, he is arrested under Dutch law. We have no evidence this is tied to U.S. sanctions. As others mention, Dutch law restricts cash transactions in ways U.S. law does not.
Also, in June—when the link says they began the investigation—it was publicly known Tornado was being used to launder money. If the developer kept working on it, they knew what they were doing. Again, I think that wouldn’t per se lead to criminal charges in the U.S. But we’re sticklers about speech and privacy in ways most of the world is not.
Probably. That said, he is arrested under Dutch law. We have no evidence this is tied to U.S. sanctions. As others mention, Dutch law restricts cash transactions in ways U.S. law does not.
Also, in June—when the link says they began the investigation—it was publicly known Tornado was being used to launder money. If the developer kept working on it, they knew what they were doing. Again, I think that wouldn’t per se lead to criminal charges in the U.S. But we’re sticklers about speech and privacy in ways most of the world is not.