Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Alexandria Sheriff's OfficeNearly four months before Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein and Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan were arrested for their role in the largest crypto heist in history, they were inadvertently tipped off that they were the targets of a criminal probe, leading the flamboyant pair to toss a computer down a garbage chute in a desperate bid to stymie investigators.That’s according to plea documents unsealed Monday, which say an unnamed financial servi
Alexandria Sheriff’s OfficeCome for the cringe-rap, stay for the buried gold coins.The so-called Hipster Crypto Couple admitted Thursday to pulling off the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, making off with some $4.5 billion.Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, a federal count carrying up to 20 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice. His wife, 33-year-old aspiring rapper Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, pleaded guilty to one c
One of the suspects involved in the 2016 multibillion-dollar hack of Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex had side gigs as a ‘raunchy rapper’ and a Forbes writer.