Heather Morgan, accused of crypto laundering, gets a new tech job
Imagine that you are facing a 25-year prison sentence for laundering crypto, and you are under 24-hour house arrest. Already terrified? No worries, it's not that bad. You can still get a good job. Heather Morgan is living proof of that since she officially returned to the tech industry.
Arrested in February 2022, the fraudster, also known as Razzlekhan, will work three days a week in an unnamed tech company’s New York office from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. On January 17, a federal court granted a motion to change the conditions of Morgan's house arrest, while she continues to deny her guilt.
According to the lawyer Eugene Gorokhov, his client will be engaged in marketing and business development. The name of the company is not currently reported, although the court has this information.
“That information is not noted in this public filing due to the fact that Ms. Morgan has been subject to disparaging comments and harassment on social media as a result of the intense media coverage of this case”, he said.
Gorokhov believes that this move is necessary to ensure the safety of both Morgan and her employers.
The Crocodile of Wall Street
Heather Morgan, a businesswoman, Forbes contributor, influencer, and rap artist known as Razzlekhan, is calling herself the “Crocodile of Wall Street”. Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested last February and accused of money laundering involving crypto from the Bitfinex exchange, which was hacked in 2016.
According to court documentation, con artists allegedly have been laundering the proceeds of 119,754 BTC stolen from the exchange. Over the past 5 years, they managed to launder around 25,000 BTC, while more than 94,000 BTC continued to be stored in Lichtenstein’s wallet and were seized by the special agents of the cybercrime department. The scammers used the stolen funds to buy gold, NFTs, and Walmart gift cards.
They are facing up to 20 years in prison for money laundering and an additional 5 years for defrauding the United States. Law enforcement agencies emphasize the “very disturbing” foreign relations of the couple and their access to large amounts of cryptocurrency. A hearing in the Morgan and Liechtenstein case has been scheduled for January 27, 2023.
