Heather Morgan, convicted for her role in the Bitfinex hack involving 120,000 BTC, was reportedly seen at the recent Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville.
The Bitcoin 2024 conference held in Nashville, Tennessee, featured not only high-profile political figures and entrepreneurs but also some questionable attendees. Reports indicate that Heather Morgan — also known as Razzlekhan — was spotted at the conference, though her reasons for attending remain unclear.
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) July 28, 2024🚨PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Heather Morgan, AKA 'Razzlekhan' is a self proclaimed social engineer who pleaded guilty to hacking Bitfinex for 120,000 BTC back in 2016.
I crossed paths with her in Nashville this week. After asking around I discovered she has been spotted at… pic.twitter.com/HxQTgBlTmx
In an X post on Jul. 28, Jameson Lopp, the co-founder of Bitcoin security provider Casa, revealed that he had “crossed paths” with Morgan in Nashville last week, adding that people told him she “has been spotted at multiple Bitcoin events over the past year.”
“It’s extremely suspicious that she is still walking free and hasn’t been sentenced for her crimes.”
Jameson Lopp
Morgan gained notoriety in the crypto space due to her involvement in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, which resulted in the loss of approximately 120,000 BTC, one of the largest crypto thefts in history. In early 2022, Morgan and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to launder the stolen crypto.
According to the U.S. Justice Department, while Morgan was not directly involved in the hacking itself — an act carried out by Lichtenstein — she pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy involving the stolen BTC. Lichtenstein also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Morgan and Lichtenstein face multi-year prison time, with potential sentences of up to 25 years for their charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Nonetheless, Morgan was granted release under house arrest on a $3 million bail, whereas Lichtenstein remains in jail pending trial.
Subsequently, Morgan was granted permission to leave house arrest three days a week for work. Reports indicate that she now positions herself as a “web3 advisor.”