'Comedic rapper' charged over Bitfinex hack laundering out on bail
Heather Morgan, who goes by the rap name “Razzlekhan,” is a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and prolific writer — and she's been charged with money laundering and conspiracy in relation to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. 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 — or was it her....
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The judge ordered pre-trial detention for Ilya Lichtenstein claiming he had the motive and the resources to flee and could become a flight risk. The husband-wife duo accused in the infamous $3.6 billion Bitcoin (BTC) money laundering case had quite a contrasting valentine. A federal judge upheld the decision of a suspended release for wife Heather Morgan while husband Ilya Lichtenstein has been sent to pre-trial detention.Beryl A. Howell, the chief judge at the Federal District Court in Columbia, ruled that Lichtenstein has the motivation and resources to flee and thus must be kept under....
On Friday, a well-known American streaming service, Netflix, announced that it ordered a docuseries on crypto laundering linked to Bitfinex’s historic hack of 2016. Netflix came to this move after the aspiring rapper Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein got arrested in New York last week, alleged by the Department Of Justice (DOJ) in […]
A man charged by US prosecutors for operating bitcoin exchange service Coin.mx without a money transmission license has been released on bail. According to Bloomberg, Anthony Murgio's bail was set at $100,000 by US Magistrate Judge James Frances. Murgio's bail terms also state he must not communicate with anyone associated with Coin.mx. Originally from Florida, Murgio's bail term will enable him to travel around New York and his home state to look for employment while he awaits trial. Murgio was arrested alongside Yuri Lebedev on 21st July. They were charged with one count of conspiracy to....
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 hack. Documentary Series About the Bitfinex Hack and the Couple Involved, Coming Soon to Netflix American subscription streaming service and production company Netflix announced Friday that it “has ordered a documentary series about a married....
Matt Levine, a former investment banker and mergers and acquisitions lawyer, sees the Bitfinex “bail-in” as an early step in bitcoin’s attempt to address unexpected financial fallouts. Writing in his “Money Stuff” column for Bloomberg, he noted there will be more such crises to come, and he is hopeful bitcoin/blockchain will be able to come up with solutions. He thinks that the innovation in the bitcoin/blockchain financial system taking place could give direction to more traditional finance. Bitfinex Hack Was Unique. Levine noted that Bitfinex, which suffered a $71 million hacking attack,....