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'The Crocodile of Wall Street' gets new tech job despite being under 24-hour house arrest

Heather Morgan has many credentials to her name including economist, tech entrepreneur, columnist, CEO, rapper—and accused launderer of stolen cryptocurrency.

Fortune · Jan 18, 2023

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 · Jun 30, 2022

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 · Mar 18, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

‘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

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022

Rapper dubbed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' arrested for ‘laundering £3bn stolen Bitcoin’

Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein are accused of attempting to launder 119,754 Bitcoins after a hacker attacked the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022

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’

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

DOJ seizes $3.6 billion in Bitcoin stolen in Bitfinex hack

WASHINGTON — The U.S. seized about $3.6 billion in Bitcoin stolen during a 2016 hack of the Bitfinex currency exchange — the largest financial seizure ever — and arrested two people, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022