Crypto thief released early thanks to Trump's First Step Act

Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker who was serving prison time for breaking into crypto exchange Bitfinex and stealing millions of ...
Crowdfund Insider

Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Credits Trump’s First Step Act for Early Prison Release

Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual who admitted to orchestrating the 2016 breach at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has ...

Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release

Lichtenstein reunited with wife and fellow hacker Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan this week.
BeInCrypto

Bitfinex Hacker Out of Prison After a Year Due to President Trump’s First Step Act

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was released after one year under the First Step Act, as Trump-era crypto pardons fuel debate.
WSB-TV

Breaking down the First Step Act: What's really changing behind the bars

The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...
Forbes

Bureau Of Prisons Task Force Taking Shape, Challenges Remain

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 1: President Donald Trump, left, listens to Alice Johnson, whose sentence Trump commuted, as she participates in the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration at ...
The Hill

Prison reform laws could safely send thousands home — if they’re enforced

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...