Trump to ‘look into’ recently convicted Samurai Wallet co-founder

Former US President Donald Trump announced he will investigate the case of Keonne Rodriguez, a co-founder of Samurai Wallet who was recently convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for operating an illegal money transmitter. Rodriguez and co-founder William Lonergan Hill were sentenced on November 19th. Trump, who has previously pardoned crypto figures like Binance's Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, made the comment when asked about the case, stating, "I’ve heard about it, I’ll look at it." Rodriguez, who is due to report to prison soon, believes that advocacy efforts by supporters, urging Trump to hear his story, are effective, especially given Trump's past grievances with the Department of Justice. Rodriguez and Hill pleaded guilty to one charge after initially facing severe penalties for conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.

(Source：Cointelegraph)