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Crypto thief released early thanks to Trump's First Step Act

Ilya Lichtenstein is coming home after serving time for the Bitfinex hack.

TechRadar

Review: Netflix's Biggest Heist Ever Documentary Takes Bitcoin Seriously

The film exemplifies the new age of mainstream respectability the token has entered.

Reason

Crypto thief dubbed the ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ says she’s just misunderstood as she starts prison sentence

‘This was a media spectacle — but they were wrong about me,’ Heather Morgan said

The Independent UK

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US hacker sentenced to five years in the slammer for laundering the proceeds of nearly 120,000 stolen bitcoin worth $10,800,000,000 at today's prices

No, less. No wait, more. No, it's less again.

PC Gamer

Crypto hacker who stole $11 billion of bitcoin sentenced to prison

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced for theft of $11 billion worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange

The Independent UK

US hacker jailed for five years over Bitcoin heist worth billions of dollars

Ilya Lichtenstein stole around 120,000 Bitcoin - now worth $7.6 billion

Evening Standard

Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

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Crypto Mixer Bitcoin Fog Founder Found Guilty Of Money Laundering

Roman Sterlingov, which the DOJ accused of operating Bitcoin Fog, has been found guilty of money laundering and other related charges following his 2021 arrest in a case that has raised concerns about law enforcement's conviction methods.

International Business Times

Data Shows US Govt. Transferred Over $900M Seized Bitcoin Amid BTC's $60K Jump

The U.S. government, on the day Bitcoin hit $60,000 for the first time in over two years, transferred more than $900 million worth of Bitcoin it seized from the Bitfinex exploit in 2016, blockchain intelligence data revealed.

International Business Times

How Sam Bankman-Fried stacks up against Bernie Madoff and some of history’s biggest financial fraudsters

Where do the alleged crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried stack up against history's biggest fraudsters?

Fortune

Did Razzlekhan and Dutch Pull Off History’s Biggest Crypto Heist?

The novelty rapper and her startup-guy husband are now facing trial, but some of the proceeds from the $8 billion Bitfinex hack still haven’t been recovered.

Businessweek

Stolen Bitcoin, fake personas and a trip to Ukraine: Inside the case against crypto heist couple Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein

In a case prosecutors describe as "pulled from the pages of a spy novel", a young couple stands accused of profiting from a brazen cryptocurrency heist and attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin worth billions of dollars.

ABC News

Couple accused of $4.5bn Bitcoin cyber fraud ask judge to be allowed to stay near frozen embryos

Prosecutors say ‘defendants are sophisticated cybercriminals and money launderers who present a serious risk of flight and should be detained pending trial’

The Independent UK

Judge halts bail for couple charged in Bitcoin hack

WASHINGTON — A Washington judge halted a decision to grant bail to two people charged with trying to launder billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack of the Bitfinex currency exchange.

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The Independent UK

How a magician and a rapper got embroiled in a $4.5bn bitcoin hack

Ilya ‘Dutch’ Lichtenstein is the founder of blockchain start-up while his wife Heather Morgan is the tech company’s CEO – but both have more colourful sidelines, writes Justin Vallejo

Evening Standard

‘Badass’ rapper and her husband accused of £3bn Bitcoin fraud

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are accused of using fake identities to convert Bitcoin into other digital currencies

Benzinga

Edward Snowden Raises Doubts Over Whether The Feds Are Telling The Whole Story On $4.5B Confiscated Bitcoin

Former CIA agent and whistleblower Edward Snowden has reacted to the arrest of two persons by the U.S.

The Independent UK

Dutch and Razzlekhan: Meet the magician and the rapper accused in massive $4.5bn bitcoin hack

Ilya ‘Dutch’ Lichtenstein described the essence of his wife Razzlekhan as ‘surreal, mysterious, creepy and sexy. Horrifying enough to grab attention, and enticing enough so you can’t look away’

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