Roman Storm’s Acquittal Fight Delays Tornado Cash Retrial
- Roman Storm’s retrial has been postponed from October 2026 to April 26, 2027.
- His motion for acquittal remains unresolved after arguments earlier this year.
- Prosecutors plan to retry two charges on which the first jury deadlocked.
The delay gives both sides additional time to address post-trial motions and prepare for a second trial.
A federal judge has postponed Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s retrial until April 26, 2027, extending one of the crypto industry’s most closely watched criminal cases while the court considers his pending motion for acquittal. The new schedule pushes back a retrial that had been set for October and leaves unresolved whether
Storm will face a second jury on money laundering and sanctions-related charges.
Why the Court Moved Storm’s Retrial to April 2027
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued the order on August 25 in the Southern District of New York.
The court directly cited two factors: Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and his related request to move the retrial into late April 2027. The new trial is scheduled to begin on April 26 at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in New York.
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