Citing Changpeng Zhao's "willful violation of U.S. law," the DoJ recommended a harsher-than-expected for the former Binance CEO. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has argued that fomer Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao should spend three years in jail over money laundering charges, ahead of his sentencing on April 30. According to a sentencing memo filed Tuesday, lawyers for the Department of Justice recommend that the court "impose an above-Guidelines sentence of 36 months of imprisonment," citing Zhao's "willful violation of U.S. law."