USA v. LICHTENSTEIN et al

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Case Number:

1:22-mj-00022

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Robin M. Meriweather

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  1. August 03, 2023

    NYC Couple Plead Guilty To Bitfinex Crypto Hack

    A married New York City couple pled guilty to money laundering conspiracy after prosecutors accused them of hacking into cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and siphoning billions of dollars in bitcoin.

  2. May 31, 2022

    Feds Seek To Push Back Bitfinex Hack Case For Plea Talks

    Federal prosecutors told a D.C. federal court that they need more time to sort through financial records and to pursue a plea deal with a couple accused of laundering bitcoins stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex worth billions of dollars. 

  3. February 24, 2022

    Bitcoin Laundering Suspect Remains In Jail Without Bond

    A man charged along with his wife in a scheme to launder stolen bitcoin, which ultimately was worth billions of dollars, from a cryptocurrency exchange remained behind bars Thursday as prosecutors continued to gear up their case in D.C. federal court.

  4. February 14, 2022

    Woman Gets Pretrial Release For Bitcoin Laundering Scheme

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday released from jail one half of the couple facing charges that they laundered $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin stolen in the 2016 attack on the Bitfinex exchange that the government seized last week, while the other will remain in custody.