The phrasing of this title implies that the creation of a privacy tool is what the creator got arrested for

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 absolute no legal basis and kept it a secret, and when defense made a motion to dismiss it was denied by the judged without even being heard and the judge gave no reason for it. In front of an openly hostile judge and a trial that has no intention of following laws, he made a deal for 5 years in prison instead of 25 that 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.