Samourai Wallet founders arrested for facilitating over $2 billion in illegal transactions and laundering $100 million. U.S. authorities seek extradition. In the operation led by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the co-founders of cryptocurrency service Samourai Wallet, were arrested on charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The announcement was made by Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alongside officials from the IRS Criminal Investigation and the FBI.