Crocodile Of Wall Street And The Battle Over Billions In Stolen Bitcoin

On the morning of August 2, 2016 all around the globe, thousands of unsuspecting crypto investors woke up to find their digital wallets mysteriously wiped out. News broke of a shocking digital heist: nearly 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex and the start of a manhunt for the hackers. It has all the ingredients of a wide screen thriller…only this one is true, and is unfolding to be “super, super weird,” according to one of the investors targeted in the hack.
CNBC takes you inside one of the largest crypto currency heists in history and delivers a revealing look at the investigation to recover $3.6 billion dollars in bitcoin. According to court records, the five-year long investigation ultimately led the feds to the Wall Street apartment of a young married couple where the IRS says they uncovered burner phones, multiple passports, hollowed out books and the private keys investigators used to access billions in stolen crypto connected to the hack. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were later arrested in the alleged multi-billion dollar crypto laundering scheme.
When news of the arrests broke and the world discovered hundreds of videos the couple shared on social media, the story went viral. Music videos of Morgan rapping on KZread as the so-called “Crocodile of Wall Street” and videos of her husband saying he’s tried their exotic Bengal cat’s pet food had everyone asking how this couple could be accused of such an elaborate scheme.
CNBC’s in-depth report delivers a revealing look at the duo from the rise of Razzlekahn, Morgan’s rapping alter ego to the day she bizarrely stripped down to her bra in front of dozens of startup founders, to Lichtenstein’s startup companies and the couple’s stranger-than-fiction wedding day. Eamon Javers’ reporting exposes fascinating details about their unusual lives from people who knew and worked with them and reveals exactly how the feds accuse the couple of conspiring to launder billions in bitcoin.
CNBC uncovers how a five-year investigation led to the largest financial seizure in DOJ history and what happens next as hack victims, the government and Bitfinex battle over who really owns the billions in recovered bitcoin.
On August 3, 2023 Heather Morgan plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States government.
Her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein admitted to being the original hacker in the 2016 cyberattack on Bitfinex. He plead guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the bitcoin heist
04:43 - Tracking the stolen crypto
11:16 - Getting to know the accused couple
22:29 - The day my crypto vanished
26:54 - Tracking the stolen bitcoin
35:30 - A master class in manipulation
37:49 - Investigators begin closing in
40:28 - Battling over billions in bitcoin
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Crocodile Of Wall Street And The Battle Over Billions In Stolen Bitcoin

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  • @djohnsto2
    @djohnsto2 Жыл бұрын

    This must have been a crime of opportunity. There's no way those two "masterminded" anything.

  • @SJP43

    @SJP43

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly the rabbit hole goes beyond these two. This wouldn’t be possible without irs turning a blind eye

  • @phildoyle3011

    @phildoyle3011

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SJP43 vbbbbhv

  • @putler965

    @putler965

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure they did. Just listen to her rapping. Genius I tell you. Genius.

  • @LandolinaCorp-qk1yj

    @LandolinaCorp-qk1yj

    8 ай бұрын

    Scam

  • @user-kg5zk1jj3k

    @user-kg5zk1jj3k

    6 ай бұрын

    @@putler965 not genius at all, she got caught.

  • @brianhoward7277
    @brianhoward7277 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I think that I am unintelligent and cringe. Watching this made my self esteem absolutely skyrocket.

  • @kenhart8771

    @kenhart8771

    Жыл бұрын

    😁

  • @sooofunny37

    @sooofunny37

    Жыл бұрын

    same

  • @faithandherghosts

    @faithandherghosts

    Жыл бұрын

    Heather Morgan is 💯 % fire-branded genius.

  • @etwo2352

    @etwo2352

    2 ай бұрын

    So, in this case, you must be what you said. Agreed 🤣

  • @dwaynediesel6079

    @dwaynediesel6079

    2 ай бұрын

    Dumbos... allowing someone to access is now a crime ??? LMAO !

  • @SusanWatkins-lg7uw
    @SusanWatkins-lg7uw6 күн бұрын

    I will be forever grateful to you, you changed my entire life and I will continue to preach on your behalf for the whole world to hear you saved me from huge financial debt with just a small investment, thank you Veronica Hoy.

  • @ThomasJones-gm7fr

    @ThomasJones-gm7fr

    6 күн бұрын

    I'm surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of her clients testimonies on CNBC news last week...

  • @ThelmaJasmine

    @ThelmaJasmine

    6 күн бұрын

    She is my family's personal Broker and also a personal Broker to many families in the United states, she is a licensed broker and a FINRA AGENT in the United States.

  • @OnurYenigun-oh1wy

    @OnurYenigun-oh1wy

    6 күн бұрын

    You trade with Veronica Hoy too? Wow that woman has been a blessing to me and my family.

  • @RichardDanielWilson-76gr

    @RichardDanielWilson-76gr

    6 күн бұрын

    I'm new at this, please how can I reach her?

  • @CynthiaMorgan-qp8zl

    @CynthiaMorgan-qp8zl

    6 күн бұрын

    The first time we had tried, we invested $1400 and after a week we received $5,230. That really helped us a lot to pay our bills.

  • @Rubicon1
    @Rubicon1 Жыл бұрын

    How Bitfinex could socialize the losses and take 30% of all its customers money to cover the cost of theft is beyond me.

  • @BrianPhelpsV2

    @BrianPhelpsV2

    Жыл бұрын

    I purchased Bitfinix on an exchange exchange and I lost millions in digital currency units.

  • @Rubicon1

    @Rubicon1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BrianPhelpsV2 Sorry to hear that.

  • @wetbadger2174

    @wetbadger2174

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BrianPhelpsV2 i purchased the bitfinex exchange exchange on an exchange exchange exchange and i did okay.

  • @On_your_dead_homies

    @On_your_dead_homies

    Жыл бұрын

    LooooL

  • @RM-lk1so

    @RM-lk1so

    Жыл бұрын

    Government looses Our Dollars all the time. Look at the 70+Billion in Ukraine. How Hypocritical. Fk the Government

  • @woowaptibam5253
    @woowaptibam5253 Жыл бұрын

    You mean to tell me they pulled this whole thing off only to get caught by buying gift cards mailed to their home address and using their real names?

  • @archmad

    @archmad

    Жыл бұрын

    it is secured until you use it. so they cant really use it. so you stole something that you cant use

  • @woowaptibam5253

    @woowaptibam5253

    Жыл бұрын

    @@archmad not sure i completely understand?

  • @defknightsoul

    @defknightsoul

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 ya, so strange they would call it conspiracy. If they had other people do it Thats another thing

  • @Stranger_In_The_Alps

    @Stranger_In_The_Alps

    Жыл бұрын

    This is why monero is the only currency worth having

  • @mrtee3477

    @mrtee3477

    Жыл бұрын

    They didn't hack it. they use to do the dirty work to cash out the fund.

  • @Blazerelf
    @Blazerelf Жыл бұрын

    I cant believe they actually called the phone bag "burner phone"

  • @jackryan716

    @jackryan716

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems as though it was planted. They were the fall men, and women. They got paid for a minute. They were pawns. The real criminal never gets caught. There's always a fall person to take the blame.

  • @kennyken4461

    @kennyken4461

    Жыл бұрын

    Nerds for you

  • @lonesomedove6960

    @lonesomedove6960

    Жыл бұрын

    Obviously not the brains of this scheme.

  • @barneyronnie

    @barneyronnie

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lonesomedove6960 Don't be so sure. Her IQ is probably up there.

  • @KPbouj

    @KPbouj

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel like they left planned evidence. Either that or one night they got high and decided that would be the best hiding spot because no one would look 🙄

  • @spillaking
    @spillaking Жыл бұрын

    These people are so lucky they were not found by the people they robbed.

  • @picketf

    @picketf

    4 ай бұрын

    The real robbers are bitfinex. Imagine a bank gets robbed and the next day the director says "We decided to charge all accounts with 30% to cover the hole in our vaults and to add insult to injury if the stolen money is ever recovered we retain it and are allowed to pay you back in near worthless pesos instead while we make a good profit by selling the real thing worth hundred times more in the interim."

  • @chrishammer5925
    @chrishammer5925 Жыл бұрын

    Shouldn't Bitfinex get it and put it back into the accounts they originated from, then letting those customers take it out if they choose to??? I mean.... I don't see how this is hard to figure out.

  • @henryvenn2077

    @henryvenn2077

    Жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA

  • @KaliAndy2

    @KaliAndy2

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats not going to happen. Read up how Mt Gox ended up.

  • @orangebirddog

    @orangebirddog

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @Justsomeguyyuyu

    @Justsomeguyyuyu

    2 ай бұрын

    Seems obvious. Which is why it won’t happen.

  • @christophergreen9928
    @christophergreen9928 Жыл бұрын

    Saying that they lived like "everyday New Yorkers" is completely out of touch lmao.

  • @Tails_Trades

    @Tails_Trades

    Жыл бұрын

    For real right? I barfed a lil.

  • @blackhistoryonsteroids8196

    @blackhistoryonsteroids8196

    2 ай бұрын

    Right paying 6500 a month in rent.

  • @MakerInMotion

    @MakerInMotion

    Ай бұрын

    Are you suggesting there's people in New York who aren't rich? Why would non-rich people live somewhere everything costs triple? Just leave.

  • @JAKphoenixify
    @JAKphoenixify Жыл бұрын

    This story kills me no matter how many times I hear it. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @immaculateflyness

    @immaculateflyness

    Жыл бұрын

    labeled “burner phone” is what gets me all the time 😭😭

  • @LaSombraa

    @LaSombraa

    Жыл бұрын

    Fr

  • @mikeallen6988
    @mikeallen6988 Жыл бұрын

    The “Hindu Temple” in Egypt is actually called “Kasr Albaron” or in English “The Baron’s Palace” and is a relic of “New Cairo” or “Masral’ja’dee’dah” at the time it was built. Used to be the residence of its owner. Now reckoned as a national treasure and is in the process of being converted into a museum. There’s a Wikipedia page on it. CNBC should have made a better job researching this tidbit before claiming it to be a Hindu Temple. This, and other similar little misinformation here and there, cast doubt on the veracity of the entire documentary. My heart goes out to the original victims of the cyber heist.

  • @Elliott_Wave
    @Elliott_Wave Жыл бұрын

    Binfinex needs to front up and help clients.

  • @genito1
    @genito1 Жыл бұрын

    40:35 Bitfinex has the nerve to think they should get that money. It belongs to the people whose Bitcoins has been stolen from. This is crazy

  • @jaredneilsen

    @jaredneilsen

    Жыл бұрын

    No it doesn’t. It was stolen from bitfinex wallets, if it was in customer wallets it wouldn’t have been (able to be) stolen in this way.

  • @frankiedefi

    @frankiedefi

    5 ай бұрын

    No Bitfinex was a depositrory and the custumers desposted there coins in multisig wallets. The TOS stated the Bitcoin in clients wallets are owned by You.@@jaredneilsen

  • @shaw7598

    @shaw7598

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jaredneilsen it was an exchange wallet.

  • @cxluan2
    @cxluan2 Жыл бұрын

    A plastic bag labeled “burner phone”…how suspicious can you get

  • @TheDessez

    @TheDessez

    Жыл бұрын

    CNBC did it.

  • @ConsensusX

    @ConsensusX

    Жыл бұрын

    Worst OPSEC I've ever seen. The dude also had a bunch of wallet keys in a Google Drive folder 😂 This is one of the reasons I'm doubting their involvement in the initial hack. There has to be a bigger mastermind behind the entire operation.

  • @guywebster8018
    @guywebster8018 Жыл бұрын

    All of it needs to go back to those victims- period-

  • @guywebster8018

    @guywebster8018

    Жыл бұрын

    @Richard Jackman no taxes- no banks- victims first-

  • @BofaDee33
    @BofaDee336 ай бұрын

    IRS dude really trying to get the world to believe in how gangsta they are 😂

  • @kentwoodpd843

    @kentwoodpd843

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah convince people to freely send you 20-30% of their money every year is by definition GANGSTA!!

  • @starbucksjunkie332
    @starbucksjunkie332 Жыл бұрын

    I’m just wondering how fast Netflix is scrambling to get a deal with those two. From the makers of Inventing Anna, “The crocodile of Wall Street.”

  • @jeffreyd508

    @jeffreyd508

    Жыл бұрын

    Remember the cereal commercial where they always say "Let Mikey try. He tries anything"? Thats Netflix. They buy anything

  • @abdu1wahid105

    @abdu1wahid105

    6 ай бұрын

    The real hacker probably took a few thousand BTC and is doing fine, using the 65,000 BTC hack as a distraction to keep the feds scratching their heads. Eventually they leave razzlekhan and co who they were amused by at a startup conference some digital breadcrumbs that lead to an 'amazing discovery'. Russian most likely, but I'm sure Netflix will think of something.

  • @thequixoticangler3364

    @thequixoticangler3364

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@jeffreyd508 💯 look up Dayveon. Netflix gave the director 250k. He threw a big party in his home town and filmed the movie for $15k. Walked away with 200k. They signed him up for 2 more movies.

  • @XOPOIIIO
    @XOPOIIIO Жыл бұрын

    The fact he was called Dutch shows he really had a plan.

  • @antb535

    @antb535

    Жыл бұрын

    For those who don’t know who Dutch Schultz was: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5tpyLKToMipdKg.html

  • @jerrykobylt7387

    @jerrykobylt7387

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @louis_quinn

    @louis_quinn

    Жыл бұрын

    Had! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @CatchMeOnPort8080

    @CatchMeOnPort8080

    Жыл бұрын

    Dutch's plan is with my friend Gavin

  • @gobluechung
    @gobluechung Жыл бұрын

    Main takeaway is that everything can be tracked.

  • @alienalien9782

    @alienalien9782

    Жыл бұрын

    Everything, any case of theft, fraud and so on is not a Blockchain technological error but a human error.

  • @fedortarasov6565

    @fedortarasov6565

    24 күн бұрын

    Your channel is one of the best for gaining knowledge about trading. Thanks for your hard work!

  • @coupdsantana206
    @coupdsantana206 Жыл бұрын

    Her rappin is horrible 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂 Lookin forward to seeing what Netflix does with this story as well

  • @WallaceBMcClure
    @WallaceBMcClure Жыл бұрын

    This is what makes cnbc so awesome. They actually spend time to do reporting.

  • @iane9041

    @iane9041

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol. Good joke

  • @splinewalker214

    @splinewalker214

    Жыл бұрын

    Fk cnbc

  • @369ThegoosedrankwineThemonkey

    @369ThegoosedrankwineThemonkey

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope that sarcasm

  • @enjinman

    @enjinman

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmao 😂 I can see cnbc good at manipulating you .

  • @ritahunter4653

    @ritahunter4653

    Жыл бұрын

    Why did I click on cnbc! Away! Now!

  • @w8ngr
    @w8ngr Жыл бұрын

    People don’t want security in a wallet most people want privacy You can’t tell me anyone who bought bit coins at the start were in it to get rich

  • @michaeltaylor4271
    @michaeltaylor42714 ай бұрын

    Them hollowing out books to try and hide stuff just shows how in over their heads they were. Not sure how they stayed under the radar for as long as they did.

  • @anewagora
    @anewagora Жыл бұрын

    I used to use Crypto but in the last few years I've been really over the hype. Most people just use it for investments. It's closer to a Ponzi scheme than currency these days.

  • @slesperado

    @slesperado

    Жыл бұрын

    This comment proved to be accurate.

  • @spillaking

    @spillaking

    Жыл бұрын

    then you are stupid because everything in the future will be on a blockchain.

  • @sinamen516

    @sinamen516

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@slesperado no it didn't 😂 we're on the verge of Bitcoin ETFs!!

  • @expDNA

    @expDNA

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sinamen516 Amazon is making a coin that will be stable, then you will see what it's supposed to look like as a 'storage' of value. Amazon cant stand their coin rising in value twice over in a year, it will not work. As all currency does not work in such circumstance. Get a grip man. Let go of the crypto MLM schemes.

  • @takingchances4689

    @takingchances4689

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sinamen516 casuals lol

  • @zondervonstrek
    @zondervonstrek Жыл бұрын

    I feel like this series of events would make a great comedy movie.

  • @juliaturner4659
    @juliaturner4659 Жыл бұрын

    I'm here to learn how to trade and also to invest. After listening to a guy on a live program about the importance of investing and how he made $950k in 2 months from $142k, somehow this video has helped shed light on key points, but I'm still confused as a newbie and I'm open to meaningful ideas.

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    @margarett8869

    Жыл бұрын

    @@goldlord7449 Job will pay your bills, business will make you rich but investments make and keep you wealthy, the future is inevitable.

  • @jakej5686

    @jakej5686

    Жыл бұрын

    Nobody becomes a millionaire or billionaire by working for others and depending on them, good investment brings millions of dollars.

  • @tracyh1222

    @tracyh1222

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jakej5686 Most importantly If you know how to trade you can make huge returns no matter where you find yourself.

  • @reginawelch4120

    @reginawelch4120

    Жыл бұрын

    As a beginner who doesn't understand how Bitcoin/forex trading works and you really want to make profit from it. I will advise you to first start working with a professional broker.

  • @milagagnon3417

    @milagagnon3417

    Жыл бұрын

    I referred a friend, he just made over $18,050 in 10days.

  • @thomastimmer6599
    @thomastimmer65998 ай бұрын

    The penalties are far too lenient and should be tough. Hackers know what they are doing. Only extremely harsh penalties also deter.

  • @katherinejason7097
    @katherinejason7097 Жыл бұрын

    1 Bitcoin will worth millions of dollars in no distance time, people who ignorantly did not adopt the system will be more poorer. The earlier the better to have and hold bitcoin because it's the future.

  • @alsonstuart3160

    @alsonstuart3160

    Жыл бұрын

    There is one thing I have learnt in recent months it is to remain calm, especially when it comes to investment in crypto currency. Learn not to sell in a panic when everything goes down and not to buy in euphoria when everything goes up. I advise y'all to forget predictions and start making a good profit now because future valuations are all speculations and guesses.

  • @ralphdouglas6048

    @ralphdouglas6048

    Жыл бұрын

    Crypto currency investment is here to stay especially the asset Bitcoin if you can't see at this point its time you learnt more about it.

  • @barryrobinson184

    @barryrobinson184

    Жыл бұрын

    Accurately spoken, this is the best thing I've heard in a while. You've got my point.

  • @kennethjohnson5177

    @kennethjohnson5177

    Жыл бұрын

    You've to understand crypto trading is not magic, the best way to make lucrative trades is to work with a pro

  • @sofiaallen3268

    @sofiaallen3268

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kennethjohnson5177 You're right man. Thought I learnt that the hard way

  • @id10t98
    @id10t98 Жыл бұрын

    I think this is one of the rare times in history that the items being stolen went up in value by such a great amount, making laundering the loot nearly impossible.

  • @djpanduh

    @djpanduh

    Жыл бұрын

    Find someone anonymously, willing to buy the cold wallet for a giant discount, like 10 cents on the dollar. Paid in Monero.

  • @wwhhaatttraahhww7696

    @wwhhaatttraahhww7696

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s going to be a movie all right, but most likely in a comedy format

  • @ConsensusX

    @ConsensusX

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Bitcoin laundering at those levels is nearly impossible at this point. I think hackers are now hodling hacked funds in hope of a new and advanced mixing protocol in the future.

  • @mrkoolio4475

    @mrkoolio4475

    Жыл бұрын

    Just so I’m clear while they still are not arrested they’re able to leave the country and go to Ukraine which I don’t believe has extradition with the United States or didn’t at the time and pay their dumb enough to leave their apartment unsecured and their computers etc. unsecured in their apartment and be they don’t stay in Ukraine and have all the money said there get the money put in swiss bank accounts or somewhere else offshore accounts change your identity and split. Boy these people are stupid

  • @markhirstwood4190

    @markhirstwood4190

    9 ай бұрын

    Laundering $4.5 billion would probably be pretty hard to do but laundering $70 million would probably be pretty hard as well. Laundering it over a long time would be easier than short to medium term.

  • @KeithApp
    @KeithApp6 ай бұрын

    Lock them up and throw away the keys! Her so-called rapping is a crime in itself!

  • @plus790
    @plus7906 ай бұрын

    If you're going to be a criminal, definitely label your "burner phone".

  • @mistervo8185
    @mistervo8185 Жыл бұрын

    Wait a minute!!! Are you telling me that a unregulated digital currency is hackable??? What you gonna tell me next, that it can hack anywhere in the world through the internet?

  • @paintedeggs

    @paintedeggs

    Жыл бұрын

    not the currency itself but some exchanges are much shittier

  • @JanBruunAndersen

    @JanBruunAndersen

    Жыл бұрын

    What does "hacking a digital currency" mean to you? Tell me that, and I will tell you why it is, or is not hackable.

  • @mistervo8185

    @mistervo8185

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JanBruunAndersen anything and everything code based is hackable. Especially when it's connected to the web.

  • @JanBruunAndersen

    @JanBruunAndersen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mistervo8185 - in short, you are unable or unwilling to explain what hacking a crypto currency means. You are just throwing around that word, "hackable", as if it means something by itself.

  • @mistervo8185

    @mistervo8185

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JanBruunAndersen if that doesn't bother you, live and let live.

  • @christopherquinones463
    @christopherquinones463 Жыл бұрын

    The gov is the house “the house always wins”

  • @tavansmith7631
    @tavansmith7631 Жыл бұрын

    Can you image being ripped off by razzlekhan? Where do you go from there?

  • @MikeyDfromTN
    @MikeyDfromTN Жыл бұрын

    If they had billions in stolen money why are they not in jail ? Until court ?

  • @lalakuma9
    @lalakuma9 Жыл бұрын

    It's like they're roleplaying as thieves but took it too far 🤔

  • @tosehoed123

    @tosehoed123

    Жыл бұрын

    @The Messenger news? Have you been living under a rock?

  • @tallest4eva
    @tallest4eva Жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one who nearly died of vicarious embarrassment whenever Razzle Khan's rap comes on? Is she not in on the joke?

  • @tosehoed123

    @tosehoed123

    Жыл бұрын

    No, you are not..

  • @mwangiphalis2636

    @mwangiphalis2636

    Жыл бұрын

    "vicarious embarrassment" Now I have a phrase that I have been looking for

  • @rickson50

    @rickson50

    Жыл бұрын

    She's enjoying her hobby. Don't be mean. It's immature

  • @rayrodriguez9157
    @rayrodriguez9157 Жыл бұрын

    I love her energy

  • @fayadkhairallah2760
    @fayadkhairallah2760Ай бұрын

    Oh now it's a crocodile a bear a bull a woolf what's next? A vulture 😮

  • @tampabayrodeo2474
    @tampabayrodeo2474 Жыл бұрын

    Very well articulated; I wish I had more time for trial and error, but I'll be 56 in October and I need ideas and advice on what investments to make to set myself up for retirement, especially with the looming inflation and recession; my goal is to have a portfolio of at least $850k at the age of 60. Been reading in a lotta articles especially on Bloomberg about people's testimonies in these hard times and I'd love to have one too.

  • @hannahdonald9071

    @hannahdonald9071

    Жыл бұрын

    it's all hype! best to ignore the trend at the moment whether bullish or bearish, and stick to a proper trading plan preferably with expertise assistance.

  • @mcginnnavraj4201

    @mcginnnavraj4201

    Жыл бұрын

    Initially I wasn't quite impressed with my gains, opposed to my previous performances. I was doing so badly, figured I needed to diversify into better assets, I touched base with a portfolio-advisor: and that same year, I pulled a net gain of $550k...that's about 4 times more than I average on my own

  • @champhallier8468

    @champhallier8468

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mcginnnavraj4201 If you don't mind, how can I get in touch with your consultant? I'm almost wrecked to say the least.

  • @mcginnnavraj4201

    @mcginnnavraj4201

    Жыл бұрын

    My advisor is ''JOHANNA MUSSCHE'' In terms of portfolio diversity, she's a genius. You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience.

  • @graceocean8323

    @graceocean8323

    Жыл бұрын

    This recommendation is coming at the right time because i am literally grasping for straws at the moment! I looked her up online and scheduled a session with her.

  • @gamingclipz7309
    @gamingclipz7309 Жыл бұрын

    The customers should have it… blows my mind that they might give it back to the company 😠

  • @donairsauce2496
    @donairsauce2496 Жыл бұрын

    i'm glad they got caught, not for justice but bc they act like children

  • @tosehoed123

    @tosehoed123

    Жыл бұрын

    😂👌

  • @ConsensusX
    @ConsensusX Жыл бұрын

    2016, they didn't learn. 2022, they still haven't learned! *NOT YOUR KEYS, NOT YOUR CRYPTO* Get yourself a harware wallet ASAP.

  • @peredavi
    @peredavi9 ай бұрын

    They really were idiots to use real name and address on various cash purchases. Heather’s dance style reminds me of “Elaine “ on Seinfeld and the party scene where she dances. 🤣

  • @verky56
    @verky56 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like they hired a freelancer to do the hack and the freelancer was so shocked they were able to take that large of an amount. The burner phones were used as communication to the hacker living in another country. They all sat on the money for years and these two decided to finally attempt to try to find a way to reap the rewards. They did little amounts to see if anyone would come knocking on their door.

  • @deforged

    @deforged

    Жыл бұрын

    i disagree in that a freelancer savvy enough to pull this off would have found the ways to launder it. i think that they are or at least she is a patsy scapegoat.

  • @verky56

    @verky56

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deforged so how I see it….most things are not rocket science and does not require much technical knowledge. It’s kind like stealing credit cards. Does it sound hard? Yes. But is it really that hard? Well no cause it’s quite common to find that stuff on the dark web.

  • @kenhart8771

    @kenhart8771

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deforged if you PLAY with fire, you risk getting burned. Heather has a borderline related personality added with narcissistic traits.

  • @jameslemon51

    @jameslemon51

    Жыл бұрын

    Your correct

  • @RM-lk1so

    @RM-lk1so

    Жыл бұрын

    So do American Government Politicians. They get into politics. ACHIEVE millionaire status. Then leave.... Sound familiar.. POLOSIs. Remember what the Bible said. Don't attempt to remove the splinter from my eye untill you remove the log from yours. Fk the Government.

  • @louieuy7607
    @louieuy7607 Жыл бұрын

    Master Class in outing yourself 😂 Government: thanks criminals

  • @harrymod
    @harrymod Жыл бұрын

    The story of 2016, which has nothing to do with the real situation today.

  • @Trials_By_Errors
    @Trials_By_Errors Жыл бұрын

    Crypto Exchange can't protect you from Clowns and Government.😂😂😂

  • @Jabberstax
    @Jabberstax Жыл бұрын

    They are exactly the sort of people I imagined would be responsible.

  • @kentwoodpd843

    @kentwoodpd843

    2 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @Phil-D83
    @Phil-D83 Жыл бұрын

    She should have disappeared as soon as she took the crypto

  • @ShenState
    @ShenState2 ай бұрын

    I swear, either this video or SBF and his debacle pop up and play next at least 4 times a week!

  • @babesreunite
    @babesreunite Жыл бұрын

    They're getting it way too easy. Why does this story sound so little on the crime-scale? Why do they get special nicknames, instead of being presented with their full names to show the world that they are huge criminals? Lol...

  • @martinhirsch94
    @martinhirsch94 Жыл бұрын

    They need to research the passenger lists for any flights that they made, in particular, the passengers that they sat next to. They may be accomplices or may have struck up conversations with them... that could prove to be quite interesting.

  • @DIGITPOL
    @DIGITPOL Жыл бұрын

    The recovery of stolen crypto assets may only apply to those that have made a Police report at the time of the theft and along with other parameters, Digitpol advises anyone that is a victim of a crypto currency theft, scam or fraud, to file a Police report regardless of the value or the modus operandi.

  • @jgvtc559
    @jgvtc5599 ай бұрын

    6k a month no groceries no utilities thats beyond outrageous

  • @anr5525
    @anr5525 Жыл бұрын

    you really cant escape the tax man

  • @ZAGIDI
    @ZAGIDI Жыл бұрын

    CNBC killed it on this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @mikeallen6988

    @mikeallen6988

    Жыл бұрын

    The “Hindu Temple” in Egypt is actually called “Kasr Albaron” or in English “The Baron’s Palace” and is a relic of “New Cairo” or “Masral’ja’dee’dah” at the time it was built. Used to be the residence of its owner. Now reckoned as a national treasure and is in the process of being converted into a museum. There’s a Wikipedia page on it. CNBC should have made a better job researching this tidbit before claiming it to be a Hindu Temple. This, and other similar little misinformation here and there, cast doubt on the veracity of the entire documentary.

  • @jamesmisener3006
    @jamesmisener3006 Жыл бұрын

    A lot of the losses will never be claimed because the money was dirty to start with.

  • @lonesomedove6960

    @lonesomedove6960

    Жыл бұрын

    Note the Gulf Cartel would like there coins back.

  • @ConsensusX
    @ConsensusX Жыл бұрын

    Top 10 Rappers Eminem is Afraid to Battle: #1 -

  • @summayaha
    @summayaha Жыл бұрын

    More investigation needs to follow this story, and time is the best, to capture the villions in this case.

  • @SalesforceSS
    @SalesforceSS Жыл бұрын

    People from lower income got scammed the most in crypto as they are tempted to invest all of their fortune in anything which promises to make them millionaire overnight. People who are doing well will only allocate a small portion to such risky investments.

  • @datboi4925

    @datboi4925

    Жыл бұрын

    More like uneducated people will put in everything and not what they can afford to loose. People invest or buy things people tell them to without even looking into what it is or reading a single investment book.

  • @marksixtusdakota376
    @marksixtusdakota376 Жыл бұрын

    Every financial goal requires patience, dedication and consistent spirit knowing that investment is currently the most lucrative business in the world, both NFT, real estate and Crypto shares are really positively changing people's lives.

  • @timdangercabeen826

    @timdangercabeen826

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking of investing in the crypto market but taking my time to figure out how the whole thing works.

  • @brandonfoster3796

    @brandonfoster3796

    Жыл бұрын

    Investing in crypto is very volatile and risky which is why most successful investors trade with professional brokers

  • @nilsjoch7803

    @nilsjoch7803

    Жыл бұрын

    The real risk in the Crypto market is the risk of not investing, not the risk of short term price volatility.

  • @debbygerrard9803

    @debbygerrard9803

    Жыл бұрын

    I have been investing in crypto but have had a bumpy ride. How can I reach your broker? I will appreciate any tip or pointers

  • @augustinamooreen9288

    @augustinamooreen9288

    Жыл бұрын

    I once tried trading myself but made more losses than profits. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone

  • @AVISIONMUSICTV
    @AVISIONMUSICTV11 ай бұрын

    First off. They were not living like everyday new yorkers. They were living like criminals. The average new yorker cannot afford $6k a month rent. Are you kidding me?

  • @clarkeee876

    @clarkeee876

    5 ай бұрын

    They weren’t average they are millionaires

  • @clarkeee876

    @clarkeee876

    5 ай бұрын

    I mean they work in huge tech companies that pay great for their positions so therefore they could afford it essentially

  • @callmeosho7792
    @callmeosho7792 Жыл бұрын

    So her husband was the brains behind the operation. He was smart enough to try to keep it under wraps

  • @julifafin7216
    @julifafin7216 Жыл бұрын

    It is a pity that Bitfinex then fell into the clutches of scammers, now they would only dream of such

  • @saulgoodman2018
    @saulgoodman2018 Жыл бұрын

    That's actually smat, living in plain sight, acting like everyday people.

  • @tosehoed123

    @tosehoed123

    Жыл бұрын

    Everyday people? Where the heck do you live? 😅

  • @WhatsUpWithSheila

    @WhatsUpWithSheila

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't know any everyday people like her...

  • @saulgoodman2018

    @saulgoodman2018

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WhatsUpWithSheila She act like one.

  • @georgewashington7687
    @georgewashington7687 Жыл бұрын

    6:30 Bag full of phones with incriminating evidence gets labeled with a sharpie "Burner Phone" ...

  • @SheridanGeorge-do9ji
    @SheridanGeorge-do9ji4 ай бұрын

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    @Telegm-------ASfbbtrade

    4 ай бұрын

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    @JerryAlex-qg4et

    4 ай бұрын

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  • @RobertMichael-pv1nh

    @RobertMichael-pv1nh

    4 ай бұрын

    What's a decent forex broker besides sway and hugos

  • @Bridget-gs4rc

    @Bridget-gs4rc

    4 ай бұрын

    @@RobertMichael-pv1nh A winning stock is always hated and doubted. That's why it gains when skeptics get surprised.

  • @user-si2jt2nk7g

    @user-si2jt2nk7g

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the recommendation i just contacted Ashish Shah and he attends to me nicelc

  • @ashleighking9073
    @ashleighking9073 Жыл бұрын

    I’m no longer waiting for the GRANT LOAN because I earn $48,700 every 10 days recently

  • @francisfrags9922

    @francisfrags9922

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here, I earn $32,670 a week. God bless Mrs Jane Morgan, she has been a blessing to me and my family.

  • @judysamaniego1606

    @judysamaniego1606

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m enjoying working under a platform that brings good return in life . I’ve been making my weekly returns without stress all in crypto currency

  • @zahorpitafi7954

    @zahorpitafi7954

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s four months now I started investing with her and it has been a good experience

  • @festusmaurice968

    @festusmaurice968

    Жыл бұрын

    I have also been trading with her . Profits are secure and over a 100 percent return on investment

  • @gaiusclever1024

    @gaiusclever1024

    Жыл бұрын

    Please do you mind sharing any means of reaching out to her easily? I’m really interested and I believe this is genuine.

  • @painfullyyours3160
    @painfullyyours3160 Жыл бұрын

    what if the company people themselves did it? and those two are just accomplishes.

  • @angeltherapeuticmassage467
    @angeltherapeuticmassage467 Жыл бұрын

    My head is spinning just watching this. I just can't believe what I have just watched.

  • @ky-effect2717
    @ky-effect2717 Жыл бұрын

    They make it sound as if only criminals use privacy coins but why would they if cash is the ultimate inconspicuous way to transfer funds?

  • @PhilipMurray251
    @PhilipMurray251 Жыл бұрын

    Dividends are what got me into investing in the stock market. The thing to me is, if you invest and have other income outside of dividends then you will be able to live off dividends without selling. Which means you can pass that on to your kids which will give them a leg up in life. Have over $600K in my portfolio as I bought a lot of dividend stocks before, I'm buying more now, and I will buy more when it drops further.

  • @Robertgriffinne

    @Robertgriffinne

    Жыл бұрын

    As a new investor it's always great to hear from a person who has gone through all the difficult times and come ahead of it. It's unnerving to see your portfolio go from green to red but as mentioned if you have invested in quality names just have to keep adding to them and stay the course.

  • @marianparker7502

    @marianparker7502

    Жыл бұрын

    I see any market condition as an opportunity. So far I've made north of $260k in raw profits from just Q3 of 2022 under the guidance of my Financial-Advisor "Corinne Cecilia Heaney ". Am I selling? Absolutely not. I have purchased growth stocks too a little at a time over the past few weeks. I am going to sit back and observe how this all plays out.

  • @wiebeplatt4749

    @wiebeplatt4749

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marianparker7502 Please can you leave the info of your investment analyst here? I overheard someone talking about how a couple made $200k during this red season. I need such luck lol

  • @marianparker7502

    @marianparker7502

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wiebeplatt4749 Corinne Cecilia Heaney is the analyst/investment-adviser. She has been of great help and her tutelage has brought me to a higher understanding of profit generation. You can look up her name on the net for her page and reach out. Understands the job perfectly

  • @johnbeechy

    @johnbeechy

    Жыл бұрын

    Polo. the thing for me, is when there is Outside income, enough to Abel about why would i need to Live off any dividends? i would not need Both to live off of. I would need dividends if i were a Passive too old to be a working asset (human variety) / Myop sell the Pitch "as is". // dividends are income from corporations, that possess enough Retained earnings to dividend Out. Since a tax cut will ONLY increase the chances of a larger dividend, due to the Retained Earnings only going Up, dividends (not cap gains) are the way to go. / a capital gain only occurs after a sale, or it is realized for tax purposes, but the sale can cause ego trip challenges beyond any gain in the electronic wallet. corporations CAN Never use a after taxed profit for any current or future tax deductible expense. so Every time there is a Corporate tax cut there will be a Better chance of a larger dividend, if margins stay the same. // margins got crushed and now the shareholders' concerns are honest but unknowing, as all the inflation is due to the increase of margins without increase in cost of sales/gross wages the Gross costs are not rising as fast as the Profit Margin Calls this era Process really is a new experience for many folks they do not remember the reagan era pre tech too pre toys too with every Fall, there is the Call to sell sell sell by bankers across all lands that need to pay off a Harvest u can annualize that truth by a calendar, august thru october And when ever a GOPer president cuts taxes Reagan in 1986 Trump in dec 2017 there be a CRASH in the Fall proceeding such Cuts October 1987 under reagan was worse than 1929 crash % wise and the trump Fall crash of 2018 was just another Hog moment Every Fall Every F Fall the same banks have to sell their holdings to afford cash on hand to pay out the farmer's contracts. every fall this happens and when the stocks fall in the Fall does any one talk about why? LOL B Cause they do not know the why of a simple truth every Fall so find out the holdings of the banker's (use public information) and seek to sell that before the Fall Out by bankers selling // or Short what they own, be mid august and then out by early October (do not be greedy, get out before the bankers get their cash back from the same farmers that they paid off/mortgages get paid all at once ). take months to find out the Holdings all the while to know when to Fold them and or Hold them walk away, run never count your $ while u sit at the table, there be enough time later to do that kenny r the Gambler // no Thing like the Game // u'll have fun with them dividends, u hear. ?

  • @DemyanLavor
    @DemyanLavor Жыл бұрын

    So ok ✅ who got the rest of the money??? They can’t have $4 billion dollars and live in the apartments 😂

  • @reaperking7748
    @reaperking7748 Жыл бұрын

    The Crocodile of Wallstreet should get an extra 20 years for her terrible rapping on Tic Tok

  • @RollinHomies
    @RollinHomies6 ай бұрын

    News reporter: “why’d you steal the money Jimmy?” Me to reporter: Are you that dumb? No honor amongst thieves sums it up. … as the IRS stumbles on to this guy and takes it from him.

  • @Economivision
    @Economivision Жыл бұрын

    The perfect Segway into government controlled digital currency

  • @nosuchthing8

    @nosuchthing8

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like an oxymoron

  • @AndrewMalkin
    @AndrewMalkin Жыл бұрын

    Nice job. This felt like an episode of Darknet Diaries.

  • @sac_man9
    @sac_man9 Жыл бұрын

    Patsies. Were all the Bitcoin recovered? Doubt it. Question: if Bitcoin is deposited, or converted under alias then deposited, or 'smurfed' etc. to overseas financial institutions that hold and protect their customers' privacy with the utmost regard (and maybe transfer around a bit between those institutions...would that not essentially end the evidence trail?

  • @kingjoeytheape1657
    @kingjoeytheape1657 Жыл бұрын

    Blinded by their own greed. 🗣️😎🥂🍾🤑 Sounds like the same thing being done to AMC and APE Coin. 🤔

  • @diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645

    @diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645

    Жыл бұрын

    Moass 😉 amc to the moon 😁

  • @gian19791
    @gian19791 Жыл бұрын

    Crocodile tears of wall street

  • @goroakechi8577
    @goroakechi8577 Жыл бұрын

    They stole 4.5 billion in crypto currency lmao

  • @kram9850
    @kram98505 ай бұрын

    how is that even a question, imagine waking up to someone stealing thousands from you, only for the goverment to find it and say nope its mine now

  • @giliantron8253
    @giliantron8253 Жыл бұрын

    A lot has changed since 2016. Bitfinex has significantly improved the security of its platform.

  • @ghostintheshelll

    @ghostintheshelll

    Ай бұрын

    Funds are safu

  • @ishab745
    @ishab745 Жыл бұрын

    her rapping made me feel sick...

  • @fleischwolf82
    @fleischwolf82 Жыл бұрын

    Smart heist, dumbest behavior afterwards

  • @josephdav01g
    @josephdav01g5 ай бұрын

    So, the info on why they started targeting this couple wasn'tpresented. The IRS literatelly got lucky, because of a search of their apartment. They didnt discover using any hacking or surveillance techniques.

  • @DivineMisterAdVentures
    @DivineMisterAdVentures Жыл бұрын

    Heather R. (Reyhan) Morgan - Probable excellent public subjects for unconscious imprint study. A natural stereo and double balanced Aries / Leo (from Eye Candy.)

  • @kinuthiamatata6040
    @kinuthiamatata6040 Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂34.19...."no no no, she didn't even know what is like search engine optimization"

  • @wild_taco_gonecrazycorona9112

    @wild_taco_gonecrazycorona9112

    6 ай бұрын

    😂 that killed me lmao

  • @MminaMaclang
    @MminaMaclang6 ай бұрын

    Can someone help explain to me why large currency exchanges and wallets for them could be registered without regulations in place that mandate each wallet to be registered with validated IDs? Like, we had to wait for them to attempt to cash out the bitcoins via a Walmart Giftcard, and somehow Walmart has stronger KYC than a currency exchange? Second question, if a bitcoin is transferred from Wallet A to Wallet Z, even if in between them they were transferred into wallets B through Y before they reached Z, why couldn't we just freeze all wallets from B to Z and claw back or reverse all transactions made until they return to A? Like, how does this work, does anybody know?

  • @picketf

    @picketf

    4 ай бұрын

    KYC wasn't a thing back then. It was gradually pushed on to exchanges, and today there are still exchanges that don't require any form of ID whatsoever, they usually avoid doing business with Americans to avoid getting in trouble but they are still there and US citizen with a foreign mail forwarding service and a VPN could still use them too. Transactions on the bitcoin Network are irreversible that's what makes it interesting to own a crypto currency like bitcoin, not even the government can do anything unless they find the private key to the wallet that gives them autorisation to move the funds.

  • @MeloCat
    @MeloCat Жыл бұрын

    Omg that rapping is... goosebump inducing

  • @baraka629
    @baraka6295 ай бұрын

    There are two criminals in this story. First the hacker who stole the crypto from it's rightful owners, and then the US Government which also is stealing crypto from its rightful owners. Both are equally scum.

  • @yasirlove499
    @yasirlove499 Жыл бұрын

    But some forget that this happened a long time ago, and now the exchange has significantly increased the security of its clients' assets.

  • @picketf

    @picketf

    4 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't go anywere near there even if they offered me money. Imagine waking up to an exchange that decides to protect their wealthiest clients by charging all accounts an equal percentage... This mathematically affects the little guy disproportionally hard. Why should I have to cover a millionaire traders losses??? Totally beyond me how they are still in business

  • @kiwoongpk91
    @kiwoongpk912 ай бұрын

    this entire video felt like it was produced by Gary Gansler lol

  • @garygerard4290
    @garygerard4290 Жыл бұрын

    The whole crypt o currency thing sounded like a big scam from the start. And when I heard it was Foolproof that settled it. Now this = a fool and his money are soon parted

  • @mr.badluck8004
    @mr.badluck8004 Жыл бұрын

    And they still want to make a cashless society. "oops".

  • @DanLeahfort
    @DanLeahfort Жыл бұрын

    If I've learned anything over the past 2 years, it's that life isn't just about money, but money is an important part of life. It impacts every aspect of our lives. When I got my first paycheck, I knew I had to invest. I didn't think a few hundred dollars a month would add up. But it is. From 2020 to date, I have made around $600,000.

  • @GarrettDills

    @GarrettDills

    Жыл бұрын

    No doubt. Investing still has the potential for higher returns over time, those returns are not guaranteed! I'm still scrambling for a safe place to invest my savings of around $46,000

  • @CristianHulbert

    @CristianHulbert

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GarrettDills I know it can be daunting to get started, so I would advise you to seek the help of a fiduciary counselor so you don't get ripped off in the market. They have proprietary information and data paths that are not disclosed to the public.

  • @RachelBrinkmeier

    @RachelBrinkmeier

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CristianHulbert I agree. Based on firsthand encounter with a fiduciary counselor KATHERINE DUFFY BURKE, i have $280k in a well diversified portfolio and over the course of more than two years, my reserve moved from $280,000 to $435,000 and i hope for more

  • @Shultz4334

    @Shultz4334

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RachelBrinkmeier wow thats a huge milestone. Please how can i reckon with such skillset? i have approximately $57,000 to grow advantageously

  • @RachelBrinkmeier

    @RachelBrinkmeier

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Shultz4334 Her contact details are available online, just do a search using her fullname

  • @jip230
    @jip2309 ай бұрын

    Had these people been more discrete and a little smarter, they likely could have gotten away with this

  • @tropicalia12
    @tropicalia122 ай бұрын

    Oh my god it’s Charles. The E1 CNBC extended universe

  • @Viviko
    @Viviko Жыл бұрын

    Lmao. I remember first hearing about this. This is funnier than that BitConnect guy. Lol

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