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William Lonergan Hill

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Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Co-founder and CTO.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

  • Co-founder and CTO of Samourai Wallet.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 5 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Samourai Wallet seizure
Recorded role
Co-founder and CTO
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
1:24-cr-00082
Latest recorded action
Sentenced, November 2025
Nationality
United States
Country of residence
Not established
Recorded sentence
Four years imprisonment; three years supervised release; USD 250,000 fine.

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

3 sources cited across 5 recorded actions

  1. [1]
    Samourai Wallet founders arrested; infrastructure seized

    US DOJ / USAO SDNY / IRS-CI / FBI, April 24, 2024 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

    Establishes the arrest of Samourai Wallet's founders and the seizure of web servers (Iceland) and domain/app infrastructure (US).

    Open source
  2. [2]
    Founders of Samourai Wallet Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Plead Guilty

    United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, August 6, 2025 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

    July 30, 2025 guilty pleas, Hill extradition, agencies and forfeiture agreement

    Open source
  3. [3]
    Founders of Samourai Wallet Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Sentenced to Five and Four Years in Prison

    United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, November 19, 2025 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

    Rodriguez and Hill sentences, forfeiture, supervision and agency roles

    Open source
Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.