Heather Morgan, recognized for her participation in a $ 4 5 billion crypto heist with her spouse, Ilya Lichtenstein, is set to begin her prison sentence. The pair arrived, with Morgan additionally obtaining attention for her rap persona, Razzlekhan.
Morgan Takes Legal Action Against Netflix For Vilification
Just before she gives up to prison, Morgan provided an exclusive meeting to establish the record directly about her duty in the criminal activity, which is portrayed in the Netflix docudrama The Greatest Heist Ever Before. Morgan shared remorse for her actions but protected her loyalty to her husband, mentioning she might have turned on him yet chose not to. Besides, she is currently taking legal action against Netflix for vilification, declaring the docudrama misstated her tale.
Morgan is miserable with just how her tale is represented in Netflix’s The Most significant Heist Ever. Her attorney has actually sent out cease-and-desist letters to Netflix, producer Collection Movies, filmmaker Chris Smith, and reporter Nick Bilton, accusing them of spreading out abusive declarations concerning Morgan. Her attorney, Serena Wu, specified they are exploring lawful alternatives yet have actually started with these letters.
They especially discuss claims that Morgan and Lichtenstein bought swiped passports, debit cards, and various other identity files from the dark internet, which they state is not true.
“Minimal due diligence would have revealed the falsity of your declarations, consisting of publicly offered court filings that validate that Ms. Morgan was not involved in the underlying hack,” it included.
The Bitfinex Hack
Heather Morgan, together with her husband Ilya Lichtenstein, was associated with the 2016 Bitfinex hack where Lichtenstein took 119, 754 Bitcoin. While Lichtenstein executed the hack, Morgan aided launder the swiped funds by enabling her monetary accounts to be utilized and setting up virtual money exchange accounts to conceal the cash’s resource. The couple, that resided in a $ 1 5 million apartment in FiDi, apparently spent the swiped funds on gold and NFTs.
In 2022, Morgan and Lichtenstein, called the “Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde,” were apprehended at their Manhattan home. Authorities located a bag of heater phones and a suspicious data on Lichtenstein’s computer system.
The couple begged guilty to cash laundering a year later on, with Morgan obtaining an 18 -month sentence and Lichtenstein getting 5 years, of which he has currently served over half. Regardless of her loyalty to her husband, Morgan expressed interest in befriending Caroline Ellison, the FTX executive who got a lowered sentence for cooperating with authorities.