Selfproclaimed 'Crocodile Of Wall Street' Gets Tech Job While Under House Arrest
© Heather Morgan/YouTube Heather Morgan, also known as Razzlehan, has found a job at a technology company in New York, her attorney said in federal court in Washington. Erica Morgan/YouTube- Heather Morgan, aka "RazzleKhan," is under house arrest on charges related to a major crypto scheme.
- A federal court in the District of Columbia allowed her to leave her home only to work in the New York office of a technology company.
- Prosecutors accused Morgan and her husband of laundering Bitfinex's cryptocurrency funds.
The age of tech layoffs hasn't fazed Heather Morgan, perhaps best known by her rapper moniker "Razzlekhan," who was indicted by federal prosecutors last year along with her husband in a $4.5 billion bitcoin conspiracy.
Morgan landed a job at an unidentified technology company as a "business development and growth marketing specialist," his attorney wrote in the lawsuit Tuesday.
The company in question does not appear to support full telecommuting, even for the rare employee under house arrest: According to the federal court filing, Morgan must be at the company's New York office three days a week. DC question, satisfied.
Morgan's lawyer also told the court that they did not want to reveal the identity or location of his employer for security reasons, noting that he had "received derogatory comments and harassment on social media".
Morgan's attorney did not respond to Insider's request for comment on Wednesday.
Morgan, who was arrested with her husband Ilya Lichtenstein last February and charged with money laundering using the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, was released and placed under house arrest after posting a $3 million bond (partially guaranteed by his parents' home, such as Sam the Fried Banker). . much more than the $250 million bail), according to the filing.
Prosecutors are discussing "possible solutions" to avoid a trial, according to a government statement last year.
Morgan and her husband indicated in their filings that they "vigorously dispute" the government's allegations.
"The money laundering allegations in the government's complaint are based on a series of inferences and assumptions drawn from a complex web of complex blockchain and cryptocurrency tracking allegations," Morgan and Lichtenstein's attorney told the court after their hearing.
Until then, Morgan could afford some liberties while under house arrest. Documents in the case show that last summer she told the court that she was looking for a job and was approved for a job that paid her more than $10,000 a month. He also received court permission to access the crypto accounts, but only so he could understand his tax obligations, according to the September ruling.
He was also allowed to use a computer and smartphone after he told the court he needed them for the "contract work" he was doing and to look for work. "While this matter is resolved, Ms. Morgan hopes to be productive," her attorney told the court in November.
In a past life, Morgan wore various hats, called himself the "Wall Street Crocodile" and wrote columns. One of his articles for Inc., "3 Steps to Becoming an Expert at Anything," now includes an editor's note at the beginning of his arrest.