Couple arrested in alleged $4.5 billion cryptocurrency laundering scheme
In August, 2016, a hacker stole 119,754 bitcoin from a cryptocurrency exchange called Bitfinex. On Tuesday 8 March 2022, in Manhattan, a young married couple, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, appeared in federal court, charged with attempting to launder the proceeds of that crime.
A married couple was busted in Manhattan on Tuesday for allegedly trying to launder roughly $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency stolen during a massive 2016 hack, federal prosecutors said.
Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, 34, and his rapper wife, Heather Morgan, 31, are accused of conspiring to wash the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin that were looted when a hacker breached the systems of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex.
The stolen cryptocurrency was allegedly transferred to a digital wallet controlled by Lichtenstein, who describes himself as a “Technology entrepreneur, coder and investor” on his LinkedIn account.
She also claims to be a serial entrepreneur, and serves as CEO of Endpass, a blockchain start-up founded by Lichtenstein. They both may also work at SalesFolk, an email marketing company. He, meanwhile, bills himself as a “tech entrepreneur, explorer, and occasional magician” on Medium.
Morgan has positioned herself as a cybertech expert, writing over 50 articles for Forbes, including one titled “Experts Share Tips To Protect Your Business From Cybercriminals,” reports the Daily Beast. Another suggests rapping as an antidote to burnout.
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