Netflix is making a docuseries about one of the worst rappers of all time. Coincidentally, Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, were charged this week with conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin, which was stolen in the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex.
At the time of the theft, the stolen cryptocurrency was worth around $63.7 million. Now, it’s worth over $5 billion. Lichtenstein and Morgan allegedly laundered around 25,000 bitcoin, which is worth $1.08 billion today, by using phony identities and various accounts to buy gold and NFTs. If they’re convicted, Lichtenstein and Morgan face up to 25 years in prison.
Following search warrants, special agents obtained access to an account controlled by Lichtenstein. It contained the keys to a wallet that held more than 94,000 bitcoin that was stolen from Bitfinex. The special agents seized that digital…
