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Federal Judge Releases ‘Razzlekhan,’ Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail

Prosecutors allege that Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, conspired together to launder 119,754 bitcoins – worth over $5 billion in today’s prices – that were stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. The couple faces two conspiracy charges each that could see them face up to

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New Documents Detail Prosecutors’ Concerns That Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects Would Flee

Lichtenstein, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was found to have a document on his computer called “passport_ideas” that contained stolen biographical information purchased from a darknet marketplace, as well as links to darknet marketplace providers of false identity documents, prosecutors said. Prosecutors also noted during the arraignment that Morgan was learning

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Netflix Orders Crypto Series About a Couple’s Alleged Scheme to Launder $4.5B in Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex – Featured Bitcoin News

Netflix has ordered a documentary series about the couple who allegedly laundered billions of dollars from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Aspiring rapper Heather Morgan and her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, were arrested in New York this week. The Department of Justice (DOJ) also seized 94,636 bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex

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‘Comedic rapper’ charged over Bitfinex hack laundering out on bail

New York resident Heather Morgan, 31, claims to be many things: “a serial entrepreneur, prolific writer, irreverent comedic rapper, and investor in B2B software companies with high growth potential.”But her LinkedIn bio doesn’t mention anything about her alleged capability to help launder hacked cryptocurrency.Yesterday morning, FBI agents arrested Morgan —

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