Heather Morgan’s social media accounts have become as much of a spectacle as her alleged heist.
" has captured the attention of the internet — but not because she’s accused of trying to launder billions in stolen bitcoins.
According to court documents, Lichtenstein and Morgan are alleged to have conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoins that were stolen from a platform called Bitfinex after a hacker breached Bitfinex’s systems and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions. Attempts to reach her through her various accounts were unsuccessful. An attorney for Morgan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On TikTok, Morgan referred to herself as a"$pace Pimp" and often posted videos of her feet in addition to videos of freestyle raps. In a Morgan and Lichtenstein are alleged to have used"numerous sophisticated money laundering techniques," the Justice Department said, such as using fake identities to make accounts, automating transactions using software and depositing the stolen funds into a variety of currency exchange accounts and"darknet markets" before withdrawing them, which"obfuscates the trail of the transaction history.
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