Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled responsible to cash laundering expenses tied to his function within the huge hack of crypto alternate Bitfinex, has apparently been launched early from jail.
In a Thursday evening post on X, Lichtenstein mentioned he was out early “because of President Trump’s First Step Act” (a jail reform invoice handed throughout Trump’s first time period).
“I stay dedicated to creating a optimistic influence in cybersecurity as quickly as I can,” Lichtenstein mentioned. “To the supporters, thanks for every little thing. To the haters, I stay up for proving you incorrect.”
The Division of Justice arrested Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan in 2022 and seized $3.6 billion price of bitcoins that had been stolen from Bitfinex. The couple grew to become notorious after their arrest and had been featured in a Netflix documentary known as “Biggest Heist Ever.”
Lichtenstein finally admitted to his function within the hack and was sentenced to five years in prison.
It’s not clear whether or not the Trump administration performed a direct function within the launch. An administration official told CNBC that Lichtenstein “has served important time on his sentence and is at the moment on house confinement according to statute and Bureau of Prisons insurance policies.”
