DEFENDANT RECORD
Ilya Lichtenstein
sentenced
Aliases: Dutch
Perpetrator of 2016 Bitfinex exchange intrusion; sentenced to 60 months in prison.
Key Facts
Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
60 mo
5 years (60 months)
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
- Legal Disposition: sentenced.
- Nationality: United States.
- Total Imprisonment: 5 years (60 months).
- Court Restitution: None ordered.
Prosecution Matters Involving This Defendant
sentenced 2022-02-07
U.S. v. Ilya Lichtenstein & Heather Morgan (Bitfinex Hack & Laundering)
Conviction of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan for executing the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex virtual currency exchange, stealing 119,754 Bitcoins (valued at $4.5 billion at arrest), and laundering the funds through complex cryptocurrency mixers and darknet markets.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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