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

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
  • 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 CZcams 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 Před rokem +413

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

    • @SJP43
      @SJP43 Před rokem +23

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

    • @phildoyle3011
      @phildoyle3011 Před rokem +2

      @@SJP43 vbbbbhv

    • @putler965
      @putler965 Před rokem +40

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

    • @LandolinaCorp-qk1yj
      @LandolinaCorp-qk1yj Před 9 měsíci

      Scam

    • @user-kg5zk1jj3k
      @user-kg5zk1jj3k Před 7 měsíci +4

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

  • @brianhoward7277
    @brianhoward7277 Před rokem +187

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

  • @Rubicon1
    @Rubicon1 Před rokem +210

    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 Před rokem +10

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

    • @Rubicon1
      @Rubicon1 Před rokem +3

      @@BrianPhelpsV2 Sorry to hear that.

    • @wetbadger2174
      @wetbadger2174 Před rokem +22

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

    • @On_your_dead_homies
      @On_your_dead_homies Před rokem

      LooooL

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Před rokem

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

  • @spillaking
    @spillaking Před rokem +43

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

    • @picketf
      @picketf Před 4 měsíci +5

      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."

  • @Blazerelf
    @Blazerelf Před rokem +87

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

    • @jackryan716
      @jackryan716 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +3

      Nerds for you

    • @lonesomedove6960
      @lonesomedove6960 Před rokem +7

      Obviously not the brains of this scheme.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie Před rokem

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

    • @KPbouj
      @KPbouj Před rokem +3

      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 🙄

  • @woowaptibam5253
    @woowaptibam5253 Před rokem +99

    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 Před rokem +7

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

    • @woowaptibam5253
      @woowaptibam5253 Před rokem +1

      @@archmad not sure i completely understand?

    • @defknightsoul
      @defknightsoul Před rokem +1

      😂 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 Před rokem +3

      This is why monero is the only currency worth having

    • @mrtee3477
      @mrtee3477 Před rokem +4

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

  • @chrishammer5925
    @chrishammer5925 Před rokem +57

    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 Před rokem +1

      HAHAHA

    • @KaliAndy2
      @KaliAndy2 Před rokem +5

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

    • @Justsomeguyyuyu
      @Justsomeguyyuyu Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @mikek7625
      @mikek7625 Před 8 dny

      They can easily track you for tax purposes. However, if you steal crypto and spend it, you won't be caught for years. Makes perfect sense as usual. They always got their dirty hands out. Can't give it to rightful owners. Goes to the treasury for better use😂. Criminals

  • @mikeallen6988
    @mikeallen6988 Před rokem +9

    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.

  • @JAKphoenixify
    @JAKphoenixify Před rokem +189

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

  • @christophergreen9928
    @christophergreen9928 Před rokem +37

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

    • @Tails_Trades
      @Tails_Trades Před rokem +1

      For real right? I barfed a lil.

    • @blackhistoryonsteroids8196
      @blackhistoryonsteroids8196 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Right paying 6500 a month in rent.

    • @MakerInMotion
      @MakerInMotion Před měsícem

      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.

    • @KaliAndy2
      @KaliAndy2 Před 11 dny

      @@blackhistoryonsteroids8196 thats 3250 per each of them. Less than 40k a year. 120k is considered low income. It might be big money in West Virginia or Alabama but certainly not in places like NY or SF.

  • @Elliott_Wave
    @Elliott_Wave Před rokem +17

    Binfinex needs to front up and help clients.

  • @plus790
    @plus790 Před 7 měsíci +4

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

  • @anewagora
    @anewagora Před rokem +67

    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 Před rokem +10

      This comment proved to be accurate.

    • @spillaking
      @spillaking Před rokem

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

    • @sinamen516
      @sinamen516 Před 7 měsíci +12

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

    • @expDNA
      @expDNA Před 7 měsíci

      @@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 Před 7 měsíci

      @@sinamen516 casuals lol

  • @genito1
    @genito1 Před rokem +30

    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 Před rokem

      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 Před 6 měsíci

      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 Před 4 měsíci

      @@jaredneilsen it was an exchange wallet.

    • @Lettusfarm
      @Lettusfarm Před 27 dny +3

      That's like saying my money in the bank isn't mine because it's not at home

    • @AnCapDog144
      @AnCapDog144 Před 3 dny

      @@LettusfarmJokes on you, the truth is if you don’t hold it, you don’t own it. End of story.
      ALWAYS eliminate counter party risk. Google that term if you don’t know what counter-party risk is.
      Also, the banks terms & conditions say in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency event, you get paid last, because you are a “unsecured creditor.”
      Don’t believe me? Research it. Search the terms: “The Great Taking”

  • @RealJohnRedcorn
    @RealJohnRedcorn Před 5 měsíci +3

    A bag of phones labeled 'Burner Phones' 🤣 Some people have no common sense !

  • @guywebster8018
    @guywebster8018 Před rokem +19

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

    • @guywebster8018
      @guywebster8018 Před rokem

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

  • @cxluan2
    @cxluan2 Před rokem +25

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

    • @TheDessez
      @TheDessez Před rokem +1

      CNBC did it.

    • @ConsensusX
      @ConsensusX Před rokem +3

      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.

  • @WallaceBMcClure
    @WallaceBMcClure Před rokem +201

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

  • @gobluechung
    @gobluechung Před rokem +21

    Main takeaway is that everything can be tracked.

    • @alienalien9782
      @alienalien9782 Před rokem

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

    • @fedortarasov6565
      @fedortarasov6565 Před měsícem

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

  • @ConsensusX
    @ConsensusX Před rokem +3

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

  • @zondervonstrek
    @zondervonstrek Před rokem +22

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

  • @XOPOIIIO
    @XOPOIIIO Před rokem +111

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

    • @antb535
      @antb535 Před rokem +4

      For those who don’t know who Dutch Schultz was: czcams.com/video/yg5fPZpeCDE/video.html

    • @jerrykobylt7387
      @jerrykobylt7387 Před rokem

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @louis_quinn
      @louis_quinn Před rokem

      Had! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @CatchMeOnPort8080
      @CatchMeOnPort8080 Před rokem

      Dutch's plan is with my friend Gavin

  • @KeithApp
    @KeithApp Před 7 měsíci +4

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

    • @buddapudgie8482
      @buddapudgie8482 Před 10 dny

      Yeah, you’re right about that. She makes the Island Boys sound like 2Pac.

  • @BofaDee33
    @BofaDee33 Před 7 měsíci +9

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

    • @kentwoodpd843
      @kentwoodpd843 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @tampabayrodeo2474
    @tampabayrodeo2474 Před rokem +274

    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 Před rokem +6

      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 Před rokem

      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

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      @champhallier8468 Před rokem +2

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      @mcginnnavraj4201 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +1

      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.

  • @katherinejason7097
    @katherinejason7097 Před rokem +126

    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 Před rokem +1

      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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

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

    • @kennethjohnson5177
      @kennethjohnson5177 Před rokem

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

    • @sofiaallen3268
      @sofiaallen3268 Před rokem

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

  • @w8ngr
    @w8ngr Před rokem +7

    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

  • @starbucksjunkie332
    @starbucksjunkie332 Před rokem +42

    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 Před rokem +3

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

    • @abdu1wahid105
      @abdu1wahid105 Před 7 měsíci

      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 Před měsícem

      ​@@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.

  • @coupdsantana206
    @coupdsantana206 Před rokem +27

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

  • @MeloCat
    @MeloCat Před rokem +5

    Omg that rapping is... goosebump inducing

  • @ConsensusX
    @ConsensusX Před rokem +4

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

  • @id10t98
    @id10t98 Před rokem +179

    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 Před rokem

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

    • @wwhhaatttraahhww7696
      @wwhhaatttraahhww7696 Před rokem +9

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

    • @ConsensusX
      @ConsensusX Před rokem +4

      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 Před rokem

      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 Před 10 měsíci +4

      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.

  • @christopherquinones463
    @christopherquinones463 Před rokem +16

    The gov is the house “the house always wins”

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    @juliaturner4659 Před rokem +14

    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 Před rokem

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      @reginawelch4120 Před rokem

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      @milagagnon3417 Před rokem

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  • @tavansmith7631
    @tavansmith7631 Před rokem +5

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

  • @lalakuma9
    @lalakuma9 Před rokem +35

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

    • @tosehoed123
      @tosehoed123 Před rokem

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

  • @donairsauce2496
    @donairsauce2496 Před rokem +13

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

  • @fayadkhairallah2760
    @fayadkhairallah2760 Před 2 měsíci +2

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

  • @cliftonharmon2403
    @cliftonharmon2403 Před rokem +2

    At least the prison time will give some bona fide cred to her rap career

  • @mistervo8185
    @mistervo8185 Před rokem +14

    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 Před rokem

      not the currency itself but some exchanges are much shittier

    • @JanBruunAndersen
      @JanBruunAndersen Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

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

    • @JanBruunAndersen
      @JanBruunAndersen Před rokem +1

      @@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 Před rokem

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

  • @tallest4eva
    @tallest4eva Před rokem +37

    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 Před rokem +1

      No, you are not..

    • @mwangiphalis2636
      @mwangiphalis2636 Před rokem +2

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

    • @rickson50
      @rickson50 Před rokem +1

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

  • @MikeyDfromTN
    @MikeyDfromTN Před rokem +6

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

  • @zackoff5803
    @zackoff5803 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Over 6k for a 2 bed apartment.... "its not that expensive"

  • @ishab745
    @ishab745 Před rokem +5

    her rapping made me feel sick...

  • @verky56
    @verky56 Před rokem +52

    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 Před rokem +14

      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 Před rokem +6

      @@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 Před rokem +4

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

    • @jameslemon51
      @jameslemon51 Před rokem

      Your correct

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Před rokem

      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.

  • @jgvtc559
    @jgvtc559 Před 10 měsíci +1

    6k a month no groceries no utilities thats beyond outrageous

  • @reaperking7748
    @reaperking7748 Před rokem +2

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

  • @SSModi852
    @SSModi852 Před rokem +17

    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 Před rokem

      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.

  • @julifafin7216
    @julifafin7216 Před rokem +4

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

  • @summayaha
    @summayaha Před rokem

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

  • @rayrodriguez9157
    @rayrodriguez9157 Před rokem +7

    I love her energy

  • @PhilipMurray251
    @PhilipMurray251 Před rokem +109

    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 Před rokem +2

      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 Před rokem +6

      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 Před rokem +2

      @@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 Před rokem +5

      @@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 Před rokem +1

      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. ?

  • @martinhirsch94
    @martinhirsch94 Před rokem +15

    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.

  • @michaeltaylor4271
    @michaeltaylor4271 Před 4 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @angeltherapeuticmassage467

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

  • @gamingclipz7309
    @gamingclipz7309 Před rokem +6

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

  • @louieuy7607
    @louieuy7607 Před rokem +8

    Master Class in outing yourself 😂
    Government: thanks criminals

  • @Phil-D83
    @Phil-D83 Před rokem +13

    She should have disappeared as soon as she took the crypto

  • @om-nj2hw
    @om-nj2hw Před rokem +1

    How anyone took this girl seriously is beyond me.

  • @pencils812
    @pencils812 Před rokem +1

    Wow. If Mark Cuban was involved in this, why didn't he warn O'Leary about the dangers of fraudsters in bitcoin.

  • @ashleighking9073
    @ashleighking9073 Před rokem +19

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

    • @francisfrags9922
      @francisfrags9922 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

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

    • @festusmaurice968
      @festusmaurice968 Před rokem

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

    • @gaiusclever1024
      @gaiusclever1024 Před rokem

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

  • @Jabberstax
    @Jabberstax Před rokem +11

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

  • @marcusm663
    @marcusm663 Před rokem +3

    I have to wonder if bitcoin made her cray cray. I'm not sure if I can accept she was that bonkers to begin with. Moral of the story : Bitcoin may cause detachment from reality

  • @georgewashington7687
    @georgewashington7687 Před rokem +2

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

  • @marksixtusdakota376
    @marksixtusdakota376 Před rokem +10

    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 Před rokem

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

    • @brandonfoster3796
      @brandonfoster3796 Před rokem

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

    • @nilsjoch7803
      @nilsjoch7803 Před rokem

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

    • @debbygerrard9803
      @debbygerrard9803 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

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

  • @ZAGIDI
    @ZAGIDI Před rokem +31

    CNBC killed it on this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @mikeallen6988
      @mikeallen6988 Před rokem +3

      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.

  • @tropicalia12
    @tropicalia12 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @dave7830
    @dave7830 Před rokem +1

    It would be nice if the producer reduced the volume of the background "music/tones" - makes it hard to follow the conversations, at times drowns the voices out.

  • @DIGITPOL
    @DIGITPOL Před rokem +9

    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.

  • @fleischwolf82
    @fleischwolf82 Před rokem +5

    Smart heist, dumbest behavior afterwards

  • @marvingonzales6266
    @marvingonzales6266 Před rokem

    Very good coverage.

  • @AVISIONMUSICTV
    @AVISIONMUSICTV Před rokem +3

    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 Před 6 měsíci

      They weren’t average they are millionaires

    • @clarkeee876
      @clarkeee876 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @saulgoodman2018
    @saulgoodman2018 Před rokem +10

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

  • @jamesmisener3006
    @jamesmisener3006 Před rokem +7

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

  • @ShenState
    @ShenState Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @DKPSKs
    @DKPSKs Před rokem +2

    I'm 8 minutes in and I can't take anymore of this rebarbative couple.

  • @AndrewMalkin
    @AndrewMalkin Před rokem +9

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

  • @gian19791
    @gian19791 Před rokem +5

    Crocodile tears of wall street

  • @azb2605
    @azb2605 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Biggest crime committed here, calling that noise, “rap music”..or any genre of music for that matter.

  • @harrymod
    @harrymod Před rokem +1

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

  • @painfullyyours3160
    @painfullyyours3160 Před rokem +5

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

  • @Economivision
    @Economivision Před rokem +4

    The perfect Segway into government controlled digital currency

  • @hazartanrkolu2931
    @hazartanrkolu2931 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Glad to see this video, thank you

  • @esteemedenergy
    @esteemedenergy Před 7 měsíci +1

    IRS having “agents’ is laughable. They are a collection agency, nothing more. They should not allowed to have an armed response team.

  • @goroakechi8577
    @goroakechi8577 Před rokem +4

    They stole 4.5 billion in crypto currency lmao

  • @kinuthiamatata6040
    @kinuthiamatata6040 Před rokem +3

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

  • @bernl178
    @bernl178 Před 2 měsíci

    By the way, CNBC fantastic reporting great entertainment great knowledge thank you so very much for this reporting

  • @anr5525
    @anr5525 Před rokem +3

    you really cant escape the tax man

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    @SheridanGeorge-do9ji Před 5 měsíci +7

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      @JerryAlex-qg4et Před 5 měsíci

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      @RobertMichael-pv1nh Před 5 měsíci

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    • @Bridget-gs4rc
      @Bridget-gs4rc Před 5 měsíci

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      @user-si2jt2nk7g Před 5 měsíci

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  • @Viviko
    @Viviko Před rokem +3

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

  • @ky-effect2717
    @ky-effect2717 Před rokem +1

    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?

  • @jimparr01Utube
    @jimparr01Utube Před rokem

    This is VERY sick.

  • @mr.badluck8004
    @mr.badluck8004 Před rokem +4

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

  • @DemyanLavor
    @DemyanLavor Před rokem +3

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

  • @nilobeebee
    @nilobeebee Před 7 měsíci +1

    5:33 Now who's gonna investigate the IRS agent on how much and how he could afford that fancy suit, shoes and watch.

  • @RollinHomies
    @RollinHomies Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @1231mn
    @1231mn Před 7 měsíci +36

    I want to add my two cents to the story, from a business perspective. I knew Heather Morgan from her CZcams channels on sales. She was actually very incredible when it came to cold email and B2B sales (at least in the top industry experts).
    Her content were extremely valuable and she is a sharp business women.
    Can't even phantom this side of her to steal at such a scale.
    Truly shocking.

    • @garylangford6755
      @garylangford6755 Před 7 měsíci +6

      So Heather is a scammer

    • @DaydreamBreaks
      @DaydreamBreaks Před 7 měsíci +4

      Yeah so….this is probably Heather using a fake CZcams account and probably payed money to have this comment be liked enough to be at the top

    • @1231mn
      @1231mn Před 6 měsíci

      ye it is. how did u know?@@DaydreamBreaks

    • @kathyschreiber9947
      @kathyschreiber9947 Před 4 měsíci

      Anyone that says "like" that much isn't credible. Extremely inarticulate.

  • @shine_uno
    @shine_uno Před 14 dny +1

    what is the % IRS kept for this kind investigations? WHY WE DONT HEAR THAT INFO?

  • @kingjoeytheape1657
    @kingjoeytheape1657 Před rokem +2

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

  • @stellarumbrella8801
    @stellarumbrella8801 Před rokem +3

    If I buy a car which is later revealed to be stolen I won't get to keep what I paid for. Instead they'll give it back to the owner and I will be out of pocket. Why is it okay for people to spend millions to get their hands on the crypto while the original owners get nothing back?