Bitfinex Hack Convict Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early Under Trump-Era First Step Act

TLDR Ilya Lichtenstein was released early from prison under the First Step Act after assisting federal crypto investigations. He and his wife, Heather Morgan, were arrested in 2022 for laundering 120,000 stolen Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack. Morgan served eight months of an 18-month sentence and cited health and detention issues during her legal proceedings. [...]

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