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Netflix Orders Docuseries About Couple Accused of Laundering Billions in Bitcoin

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Wilson Chapman editorNetflix has ordered a docuseries about the recently arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who are accused of running a large cryptocurrency laundering scheme, the streamer announced this Friday.As reported by the New York Times, Lichtenstein and Morgan were arrested on Feb.

8 for charges relating to a 2016 hack of the Bitcoin virtual currency exchange. Allegedly, the two hacked into the exchange and stole around $120,000 Bitcoin.

As the value of the stolen cryptocurrency rose from from $71 million to nearly $5 billion, the two allegedly tried to launder the assets by creating fake identities and online accounts to buy physical gold and NFTs.

A press release from Netflix describes Lichtenstein and Morgan’s case as “the biggest financial crime case in history.” The series will be directed by Chris Smith, who has directed several documentaries and docuseries for Netflix, many of which focus on scam artists and criminal activity.

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