Ilya Lichtenstein

USA v. Heather Morgan: Plea Agreement & Statement of Offense (‘$71M Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)

August 3, 2023

Plea Agreement and Statement of Offense regarding an offense of "conspiring to launder approximately 119,754 BTC in wire fraud proceeds, worth approximately $71 million at the time of the wire fraud" in USA v. Heather Rhiannon Morgan at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein: Plea Agreement & Statement of Offense (‘$71M Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)

August 3, 2023

Plea Agreement and Statement of Offense regarding an offense of "conspiring to launder approximately 119,754 BTC in wire fraud proceeds, worth approximately $71 million at the time of the wire fraud" in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein et al: Criminal Information (‘Multi-Billion Dollar Crypto Fraud & Money Laundering’)

July 20, 2023

Criminal Information alleging fraud and money laundering involving crypto allegedly stolen from British Virgin Islands-domiciled crypto exchange Bitfinex in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Rhiannon Morgan at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein et al: Order Staying Release

February 8, 2022

Order Staying Release of Defendants in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein et al: Motion for Emergency Stay & Review of Release Order

February 8, 2022

Motion for Emergency Stay and Review of Release Order in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein, a dual citizen of Russia and USA, and Heather Morgan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

New York couple arrested for ‘conspiring to launder Bitcoin worth $4.5B stolen from BVI crypto exchange’

February 8, 2022

A New York couple - Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31 - have been arrested and charged in the United States with conspiring to launder Bitcoin now worth $4.5 billion that was allegedly stolen in a 2016 hack of the British Virgin Islands-owned cryptocurrency exchange known as Bitfinex.

USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein et al: Criminal Complaint (‘$4.5B Stolen Crypto’)

February 7, 2022

Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiring to defraud the United States involving Bitcoin currently "valued at over $4.5 billion" that was allegedly stolen in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange operated by a British Virgin Islands-domiciled firm in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein, described as "a Russian-U.S. national residing in New York", and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan.