Ethereum researcher facing 20 years in prison pleads guilty for violating sanctions on North Korea
United States Citizen Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/united-states-citizen-pleads-guilty-conspiring-assist-north-korea-evading-sanctions
Crypto Guru Pleads Guilty to Advising North Korea on Blockchain Technology --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-crypto-guru-goes-on-trial-for-allegedly-advising-north-korea-11632740401
Griffith was arrested at Los Angeles Airport on November 28, 2019, on suspicion of 'leaving exploitable technology to North Korea.' The United States imposes sanctions on North Korea under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and multiple executive orders, and organizations and civilians are prohibited from providing assistance to North Korea. Mr. Griffith gave a lecture in North Korea about avoiding sanctions with blockchain technology, and was determined to have violated the provision prohibiting North Korea's support.
A blockchain expert who made a presentation in North Korea is arrested --GIGAZINE
However, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that 'he gave a presentation based on public information about open source software,' and the talk was not really about helping North Korea. I point out that.
3. I don't think what Virgil did gave DRPK any kind of real help in doing anything bad. He * delivered a presentation based on publicly available info about open-source software *. There was no weird hackery 'advanced tutoring'.
— Vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) December 1, 2019
About this criminal trial is carried out, of September 27, 2021 arraignment Griffith said, the over North Korea 'with the block chain money laundering a way to avoid the sanctions carried out' by the presentation Admitted that it violated American law.
The trial disputed whether Mr. Griffith violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Mr. Griffith's lawyer, Brian Klein, said, 'Mr. Griffith gave a lecture but did not provide the service.' 'The content of the lecture is available to anyone, as it is published on the Internet.' Because it was information, he claimed that he would not violate the law under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution , which guarantees freedom of expression. Meanwhile, prosecutors alleged that Mr. Griffith had planned to speak with his conspirators without the approval of the US government, which would violate the law. The prosecution also emphasized that Mr. Griffith's lecture was 'valuable information prepared for North Korea' because sanctions by the United States and the United Nations do not reach the blockchain.
In a statement, Mr. Klein explained that Mr. Griffith 'repents of his sins from the bottom of his heart,' and 'aside from what happened, he was a significant contributor to society at trial. 'He has great qualities and should not be defined by the mistakes he made,' he said. Meanwhile, Federal Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, said, 'As he admitted in court today, Virgil Griffith helped'one of our most dangerous foreign enemies.'' I am.
The person in the photo is Mr. Griffith.
The ruling will be issued on January 18, 2022. Mr. Griffith faced up to 20 years in prison, but as part of the judicial transaction, the prosecution has agreed to seek a sentence for a period of 63 to 78 months.
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