The U.S. Department of Justice has rejected Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges, stating that the defense filing presented disputed facts that should be weighed by a jury. Storm and fellow developer Roman Semenov were charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitter, and violating sanctions law by creating and operating Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service. The DOJ disputed Storm's arguments that Tornado Cash is not a custodial mixing service and that he was not able to control the service or block criminal entities from using it, providing evidence that Storm and his co-founders maintained control over the mixer. Storm is set to go on trial in September, while Semenov remains at large.