[Samourai Mixer Co-Founder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Money Laundering Case] BlockBeats news, November 7, according to Bloomberg, the co-founder of cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet has been sentenced to five years in prison for a money laundering case, involving the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars from illegal darknet transactions and fraudulent schemes. Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote. The prison term represents the maximum sentence for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business. Rodriguez has pleaded guilty to the charge.