YEAR IN REVIEW

Year: 2022

Court filings and enforcement actions initiated or unsealed during calendar year 2022.

Key Facts

Cases Opened

Prosecution dockets

Identified Losses

$7.9 billion

Reported damages

2 major cases opened or unsealed in 2022.
Cumulative losses identified for 2022 matters exceed $7.9 billion.
Documented from federal indictments and official government disclosures.

Documented Matters for 2022

sentenced 2022-11-04

U.S. v. James Zhong (Silk Road 50,000 Bitcoin Theft)

Historic seizure of over 50,676 Bitcoins ($3.36 billion at seizure) hidden in an underground floor safe and popcorn tin, stolen by James Zhong from the Silk Road darknet market in 2012 by triggering race conditions in the withdrawal logic.

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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.

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