Samourai co-founder faces new move after 30-day ordeal
Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez has said he faces another federal prison transfer after a drug-treatment program at FCI McKean was deactivated. SummaryRodriguez says FCI McKean ended his treatment program, triggering another transfer with roughly seventy inmates.Completing the federal drug program could cut Rodriguezs five-year sentence by up to twelve months.His previous transfer from Morgantown to McKean took thirty days despite a four-hour driving distance.DOJ says Samourai transmitted more than $237 million in criminal proceeds through its privacy services.Senate CLARITY legislation containing developer protections failed to advance on a 49–50 procedural vote September. Rodriguez‘s September 24 post on X says the prison warden informed program participants that he and roughly 70 other inmates would be transferred to facilities where the treatment remains available. The Federal Bureau of Prisons had not published a separate notice confirming McKean’s program shutdown at the time of reporting, so the transfer details come from Rodriguezs account. You might also like: Samourai Wallet co-founder seeks donations after $2M legal debt Why is Rodriguez facing another prison transfer? Rodriguez entered the Residential Drug Abuse Program, or RDAP, because successful completion can reduce an eligible federal inmates sentence. The BOP explains that eligible participants may receive an early-release reduction after completing the residential treatment









