Recently, a couple has admitted their guilt in a complex money laundering scheme involving stolen Bitcoin. The individuals, identified as Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein, engaged in desperate measures to convert billions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency into cash. Law enforcement authorities managed to recover a substantial portion of the stolen funds totaling $3.6 billion, marking the largest-ever financial seizure in the history of the US Department of Justice. Although charged solely with money laundering, Lichtenstein has confessed to hacking the Bitfinex exchange in 2016. The couple utilized fake identities to establish online trading accounts in their illicit activities. Further details remain undisclosed pending sentencing.

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