Prosecutors requested that Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein serve five years for his role in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, despite a guilty plea that could lead to 20 years.
Lichtenstein and his wife laundered 25,111 bitcoins, employing intricate schemes and techniques deemed the most complicated money laundering methods seen by IRS agents.
Despite having no official criminal record, prosecutors emphasize Lichtenstein's prior experimentation with hacking and financial fraud as a reason for a harsher sentence.
Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan is recommended for a significantly lighter sentence of 18 months, as she was unaware of her husband's activities until later.
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