- Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan admitted to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, moving 119,754 bitcoins using advanced hacking tools.
- US Justice Department seized 95,000 bitcoins worth $3.6 billion at the time of their arrest, with another $475 million worth of cryptocurrency recovered later.
- The couple used false identities, crypto mixing services, and front businesses to obfuscate stolen funds and launder money.
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