I believe the source of the charges was this incident <a href="https://collective.flashbots.net/t/post-mortem-april-3rd-2023-mev-boost-relay-incident-and-related-timing-issue/1540" rel="nofollow">https://collective.flashbots.net/t/post-mortem-april-3rd-202...</a>
> “As we allege, the defendants’ scheme calls the very integrity of the blockchain into question,” US Attorney Damian Williams said.<p>I’m impressed that he could say this with a straight face.
[dupe]<p>Some more discussion on official Justice post:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40371371">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40371371</a>