Amazon MGM Studio is developing a film based on the lives of cryptocurrency thief Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein. She was indicted in 2022 on conspiracy charges by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with a $4 billion robbery and money laundering scheme.
first person to report deadline The film, which remains unnamed on Friday, will be directed by Hannah Marks (“Don’t Make Me Go”), who wrote the script, and co-produced by “Riverdale” alum Lili Reinhart. The script is inspired by: new york times This article is from 2022 and the publication is being produced through our partner Anonymous Content.
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Details are still scarce, but the film follows Morgan and Lichtenstein, who admitted to being behind the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange following their arrest in 2022.
“In a futile effort to maintain digital anonymity, defendants laundered stolen funds through a maze of cryptocurrency transactions,” said then-Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco. She said, “Thanks to the meticulous work of law enforcement, the department has once again demonstrated how money can and will be traced in whatever form it takes.”
Before his arrest, Morgan was an aspiring rapper who went by the name “Razzlekahn”. forbes Contributor and works in cybersecurity.
The couple appeared before a Washington, D.C. judge last summer and admitted to stealing 120,900 bitcoins, worth about $3.6 billion at the time. The couple agreed to forfeit their illegal gains, but could face up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted. The Justice Department said it recovered an additional $475 million related to the August 2023 robbery.
Since his arrest two years ago, Morgan has denied any involvement in the cryptocurrency and NFT sectors.
I am not involved in any cryptocurrency projects. Any cryptocurrency or NFT project containing my name or likeness is a scam that I do not support.
— Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan (@HeatherReyhan) August 23, 2022
In February 2022, an NFT featuring Razzlekhan disappeared from the NFT marketplace OpenSea. The two missing NFTs were the album covers for some of Morgan’s Razzlekhan music videos called “Versace Bedouin” and “Social Distance.”
Morgan has not yet responded. detoxification Request for comment.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.