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That's LITERALLY what happened.
No, he wasn't accused of using it for money laundering at all, he was actually accused of "conspiracy" to money laundering, claiming that his tool facilitates it, HOWEVER, the prosecution itself knew their charges had absolutely no legal basis and kept it a secret, and when the defense made a motion to dismiss it was denied by the judge without even being heard and the judge gave no reason for it (I guess being on record that the trial is a farce wouldn't look good). In front of an openly hostile judge and a trial that has no intention of following laws, legal costs in the millions piling up, he made a deal for 5 years in prison instead of the 25 they were going to give him.
Again, he wasn't even charged with money laundering, he was arrested for creating a tool that can be used for that. The title is telling the truth - therefore, it's not malicious.