美国检察官希望将 Bitfinex 黑客 Ilya Lichtenstein 判处 5 年监禁

美国检察官正在推动这名承认 2016 年从加密货币交易所 Bitfinex 窃取 12 万比特币的男子入狱 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.

美国检察官正在寻求对一名承认 2016 年从加密货币交易所 Bitfinex 盗窃 12 万比特币的男子判处 5 年监禁。

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，华盛顿特区联邦法院的检察官要求伊利亚·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 的刑期少于他在承认一项串谋洗钱罪名后本应获得的 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.”

他们认为，有必要从轻处罚，因为他没有犯罪记录，并且提供了“实质性帮助”，“有利于大量调查”。

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

检察官量刑备忘录的一部分解释了他们对利希滕斯坦减刑的建议。来源：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.

本月早些时候，检察官还要求法院将利希滕斯坦的同谋兼妻子希瑟·摩根 (Heather Morgan) 的刑期减至 18 个月，因为她因配合而参与洗钱被盗加密货币的行为。

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.”

检察官在备忘录中表示，利希滕斯坦应该受到较轻的处罚，因为他只洗了大约 25,111 个比特币 (BTC)，而可能有 120,000 美元，当时价值 7100 万美元，并且尝试删除有罪数据“并没有最终阻碍调查”。

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，他们要求比摩根的刑期更长，因为利希滕斯坦花了几个月的时间设计该计划，并尝试其他黑客和金融欺诈活动，当时他从另一家加密货币交易所窃取了 20 万美元。

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.

检察官表示，他的行为代表了新一波年轻的网络犯罪分子，使他们的在线活动正常化可能会淡化受害者的痛苦，有必要判处更严厉的刑罚，以防止未来的犯罪并“反映犯罪的严重性”。

“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.

他们补充说：“虽然被告在被捕后肯定与政府合作追回被盗资金的剩余部分，但促进追回的是执法干预，而不是被告的任何形式的自发悔恨。” 。

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

“被告应对其复杂而广泛的洗钱阴谋承担全部责任。”

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.

检察官还要求法院命令两名被告将政府从 Lichtenstein 钱包中扣押的加密资产作为实物归还给 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.

该钱包包含约 95,000 个比特币、117,400 个比特币现金 (BCH) 362.74 美元、117,400 个比特币 Satoshi Vision (BSV) 和 118,100 个比特币黄金 (BTG) 23.72 美元，目前价值超过 60 亿美元。

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认为只是洗白了黑客的收益，但利希滕斯坦后来承认自己也是黑客。

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

利希滕斯坦定于 11 月 14 日宣判，而他的妻子将于 11 月 15 日宣判。