Samourai Wallet Co-founder Faces New Prison Transfer

Rodriguez stated on X that he and roughly 70 other inmates were informed by the warden that they must relocate to facilities where the Residential Drug Abuse Program remains active. While the Federal Bureau of Prisons has not issued a formal confirmation regarding the program’s closure at the Pennsylvania site, the sudden administrative shift threatens to disrupt the progress Rodriguez made toward early release.

This development follows a traumatic 30-day transfer process earlier this year, during which Rodriguez was moved from a West Virginia facility to FCI McKean. He described that journey as a grueling ordeal involving multiple flights, bus rides, and stays in various detention centers, despite the two prisons being only four hours apart by car. His request for a self-funded transfer furlough was previously denied by prison officials.

Currently, Rodriguez is serving a five-year sentence following a 2025 conviction linked to the Samourai Wallet services, which prosecutors alleged facilitated over $237 million in illicit transactions. While the broader debate over developer liability continues in Washington—highlighted by the recent failure of the CLARITY Act to pass a Senate procedural vote—Rodriguez’s immediate future remains tethered to the Bureau of Prisons' administrative decisions regarding his placement and program eligibility.