Entrepreneur Ilya Lichtenstein could serve 20 years behind bars. His wife, Heather Morgan, may serve 10.

A Russian-born tech entrepreneur and his rapper wife are facing the music in federal court.

On Thursday, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $4.5 billion money laundering scheme that took place in 2016.

The couple, arrested in 2022 and nicknamed the “Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde,” reportedly stole the funds by hacking cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

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