Judge's gavel. Archive photoWASHINGTON, Feb 15 — RIA Novosti. A district court in Washington refused to release on bail Russian Ilya Lichtenstein, who is accused of hacking a cryptocurrency exchange. According to a RIA Novosti correspondent, the court rejected the corresponding request from Liechtenstein's defense.
"Lichtenstein will remain in custody&# 34;,” the judge pointed out.
At the same time, his wife will be released from custody when her location is constantly monitored using an electronic bracelet.
A court in the United States decided to transfer Russian Liechtenstein to Washington. We are talking about Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan. According to a report by a special agent at the US Internal Revenue Service, published on the website of the Department of Justice, Liechtenstein has dual citizenship — Russian-American. According to the prosecution, they tried to «launder» more than 119 thousand stolen bitcoins. Later it became known that the court allowed Liechtenstein and Morgan to leave prison on $8 million bail — $5 million for him and $3 for her. Both were also required to stay at their New York home and wear electronic bracelets. However, on Wednesday, the District of Columbia court suspended its bail decision.