Who is Heather Morgan’s husband Ilya Lichtenstein and how long was his prison sentence for Bitfinex crypto theft?

ILYA Lichtenstein hacked into Bitfinex in 2016 and launched a scheme in which his wife ended up laundering billions of dollars in Bitcoin.

His shocking heist is highlighted in the Netflix documentary Biggest Heist Ever, available to stream on December 6, 2024.

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Rap star wife

Ilya was born in Russia but grew up in the USA.

He married Heather Morgan, an entrepreneur who owned an email marketing company called SalesFolk.

Morgan also had an online rap personality named Razzlekhan, which went viral on the internet after the couple’s crimes were exposed.

She described herself as the “Crocodile of Wall Street” and dedicated a song to “entrepreneurs and hackers, all outsiders and smart slackers.”

Billion dollar plan

Lichtenstein hacked into Bitfinex in 2016 and launched a heist that ended up laundering $4.5 billion in Bitcoin from his wife.

The pair hid the stolen currency in online wallets under fake identities.

Next, they would mix it with other funds on the dark web.

They also created shell companies to give their Bitcoins the appearance of being legitimate.

Their plan failed when Morgan used the stolen money to buy Walmart gift cards, alerting police to the currency’s whereabouts.

A police investigation into Lichtenstein and Morgan revealed that they had stolen over 95,000 Bitcoins.

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Face justice

Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to hacking Bitfinex and received a five-year prison sentence for his crime.

His wife Morgan was sentenced to 18 months in prison on November 18, 2024.

Their multi-billion dollar heist will be highlighted in the Netflix series “Biggest Heist Ever,” which will be available to stream starting December 6, 2024.