>According to court documents, Lichtenstein and Morgan allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin that were stolen from Bitfinex’s platform after a hacker breached Bitfinex’s systems and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions. Those unauthorized transactions sent the stolen bitcoin to a digital wallet under Lichtenstein’s control. Over the last five years, approximately 25,000 of those stolen bitcoin were transferred out of Lichtenstein’s wallet via a complicated money laundering process that ended with some of the stolen funds being deposited into financial accounts controlled by Lichtenstein and Morgan.
Sounds like they were very much involved in the hack... or someone hacked Bitfinex and gifted them the coins?
Yeah -- It reads like they didn't have the evidence to prove they hacked Bitfinex, but plenty of evidence they're the only ones that moved the hacked funds. Hence the lack of CFAA or other charges in favor of money laundering ConFraudUS.
Sounds like they were very much involved in the hack... or someone hacked Bitfinex and gifted them the coins?