Federal prosecutors are determined to maintain the conviction of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, despite recent DOJ guidance on decentralized systems. In a detailed 113-page brief, they argue that the evidence supporting Storm's August conviction for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business is substantial. The jury had deadlocked on more severe charges of money laundering and sanctions evasion. Storm's defense argues that the government failed to prove criminal intent and that the trial should not have been held in New York. However, prosecutors assert that evidence showed Storm and his associates retained control over Tornado Cash, challenging its claims of decentralization. They also refute the defense's portrayal of the case as negligence or protected free speech. Despite DOJ guidance advising against similar charges in decentralized contexts, prosecutors are pressing forward with the case against Storm.