美國檢察官希望將 Bitfinex 駭客 Ilya Lichtenstein 判處 5 年監禁

美國檢察官正在推動這名承認 2016 年從加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 竊取 12 萬比特幣的男子入獄 5 年。

United States prosecutors are seeking five years in prison for the man who pleaded guilty to stealing 120,000 Bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016.

美國檢察官正在尋求對一名承認 2016 年從加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 盜竊 12 萬比特幣的男子判處 5 年監禁。

In a filing on Oct. 15, prosecutors with the Washington, DC federal court have asked for Ilya Lichtenstein to serve less than the 20 years he would have received after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit laundering.

在10 月15 日提交的文件中，華盛頓特區聯邦法院的檢察官要求伊利亞·利希滕斯坦(Ilya Lichtenstein) 的刑期少於他在承認一項串謀洗錢罪名後本應獲得的20 年刑期。

They argued a lighter sentence is warranted because he has no prior criminal history and has given “substantial assistance” that has “benefitted numerous investigations.”

他們認為，有必要從輕處罰，因為他沒有犯罪記錄，並且提供了“實質幫助”，“有利於大量調查”。

Part of the prosecutor’s sentencing memorandum explaining their recommendation for a reduced prison sentence for Lichtenstein. Source: Pacer

檢察官量刑備忘錄的一部分解釋了他們對利希滕斯坦減刑的建議。來源：Pacer

Earlier this month, prosecutors also asked the court to reduce the sentence for Lichtenstein’s accomplice and wife, Heather Morgan, to 18 months in jail for her role in laundering the stolen crypto due to her cooperation.

本月早些時候，檢察官還要求法院將利希滕斯坦的同謀兼妻子希瑟摩根 (Heather Morgan) 的刑期減至 18 個月，因為她因配合而參與洗錢被盜加密貨幣的行為。

In their memo, prosecutors said Lichtenstein deserves a lighter sentence as he laundered only about 25,111 Bitcoin ( BTC ) $67,192 out of a possible 120,000, worth $71 million at the time, and attempts to delete incriminating data “did not ultimately hinder the investigation.”

檢察官在備忘錄中表示，利希滕斯坦應該受到較輕的處罰，因為他只洗了大約25,111 個比特幣(BTC)，而可能有120,000 美元，當時價值7100 萬美元，並且嘗試刪除有罪數據“並沒有最終阻礙調查」。

However, they had asked for a longer prison term than Morgan’s as Lichtenstein spent months devising the scheme and experimented with other hacking and financial fraud activities when he stole $200,000 from another crypto exchange.

然而，他們要求比摩根的刑期更長，因為利希滕斯坦花了幾個月的時間設計該計劃，並嘗試其他駭客和金融詐欺活動，當時他從另一家加密貨幣交易所竊取了20 萬美元。

His conduct represents a new wave of young cybercriminals, and normalizing their online activities might underplay victims’ suffering, and the stronger sentence is necessary to prevent future crimes and “reflect the seriousness of the offense,” prosecutors said.

檢察官表示，他的行為代表了新一波年輕的網路犯罪分子，使他們的線上活動正常化可能會淡化受害者的痛苦，有必要判處更嚴厲的刑罰，以防止未來的犯罪並「反映犯罪的嚴重性」。

“While the defendants have certainly cooperated with the government in recovering the residue of the stolen funds following their arrests, it was law enforcement intervention — not any sort of spontaneous remorse on the part of the defendants — that has facilitated those recoveries,” they added.

他們補充說：「雖然被告在被捕後肯定與政府合作追回被盜資金的剩餘部分，但促進追回的是執法幹預，而不是被告的任何形式的自發性悔恨。」 。

“The defendant should be held accountable for the full scope of his complex and extensive money laundering conspiracy.”

“被告應對其複雜而廣泛的洗錢陰謀承擔全部責任。”

Prosecutors are also requesting the court order both defendants to return the crypto assets seized by the government from Lichtenstein’s wallet as in-kind restitution to Bitfinex.

檢察官還要求法院命令兩名被告將政府從 Lichtenstein 錢包中扣押的加密資產作為實物歸還給 Bitfinex。

The wallet contains about 95,000 Bitcoin, 117,400 Bitcoin Cash ( BCH ) $362.74 , 117,400 Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) and 118,100 Bitcoin Gold ( BTG ) $23.72 , currently worth over $6 billion.

錢包包含約 95,000 個比特幣、117,400 個比特幣現金 (BCH) 362.74 美元、117,400 個比特幣 Satoshi Vision (BSV) 和 118,100 個比特幣黃金 (BTG) 23.72 美元，目前價值超過 60 億美元。

Lichtenstein and Morgan were initially thought to have only laundered the hack’s proceeds, but Lichtenstein later admitted to also being the hacker.

利希滕斯坦和摩根最初被認為只是洗白了駭客的收益，但利希滕斯坦後來承認自己也是駭客。

Lichtenstein’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 14, while his wife will be sentenced on Nov. 15.

利希滕斯坦定於 11 月 14 日宣判，而他的妻子將於 11 月 15 日宣判。