But despite their complexity, former founder and leader of cybercrime cartel Shadow Crew, Brett Johnson told CoinDesk last year that some of Lichtenstein’s laundering methods, such as using Coinbase accounts directly connected to him, “did not make sense” and suggested a lack of experience. “Ilya is a f***ing idiot. If you look at the way he was trying to launder money, he was doing absolutely everything wrong,” Johnson said at the time.
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein, Razzlekhan’s Husband, Gets Five Years in Prison
