Crypto thief dubbed the ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ says she’s just misunderstood as she starts prison sentence
Crypto thief dubbed the ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ says she’s just misunderstood as she starts prison sentence
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‘This was a media spectacle — but they were wrong about me,’ Heather Morgan said. The cyrpto “Crocodile of Wall Street” - who is set to head to prison in days for money laundering - claims the media was “wrong about” her. Heather Morgan, a rapper who also goes by the name “Razzlekhan,” wanted to make clear that her real-life persona differs from the one depicted in “Biggest Heist Ever,” Netflix’s documentary about her and her husband’s theft.
![[Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan. The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy after hacking Bitfinex and stealing more than $4 billion]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/02/08/22/newFile-6.jpg)
“People act like I’m some evil villain b**** or some dumb trophy wife,” Morgan told the New York Post’s “NY Next” podcast. “I can’t be both those things, but I can be neither.”. Federal authorities arrested Morgan, 34, and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein, 36, in February 2022 after finding the New York City-based couple hacked currency exchange Bitfinex and stole approximately 120,000 worth of bitcoin — at the time worth upward of $4 billion.
In August 2023, Morgan pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison. “This was a media spectacle — but they were wrong about me,” she said.
The Netflix documentary didn’t do her any favors, she argued. A lawyer for the 34-year-old told the podcast that the streaming service is spreading “defamatory statements against Ms. Morgan.” The lawyer added: “We are reviewing our legal options but starting with these cease and desist letters.”.
