Department of Justice Opposes Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith's Request for 5-Year Sentence Reduction

Department of Justice officials have drafted a motion against an application by Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to reduce his sentence for violating sanctions against North Korea. US Attorney Damian Williams said in a June 17 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York that the judge should deny Virgil Griffith's motion to reduce his sentence to 51 months.