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Couple Accused of Laundering $4.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Reach Plea Deal, Face Up to 20 Years in Prison

A couple charged with laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency and conspiring to defraud the United States through a 2016 hack of Bitfinex have reached a plea deal. They have agreed to forfeit the proceeds from the almost 120,000 Bitcoin they allegedly laundered. The couple could face up to 20 years in prison and will appear before a judge on August 3rd.

A couple charged with laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency and conspiring to defraud the United States through a 2016 hack of Bitfinex have reached a plea deal. They have agreed to forfeit the proceeds from the almost 120,000 Bitcoin they allegedly laundered. The couple could face up to 20 years in prison and will appear before a judge on August 3rd.

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