Ilya Lichtenstein, the #Bitfinex 2016 hack mastermind behind a theft now valued at roughly 10 billion dollars, has been released early to home confinement under the #FirstStepAct after serving about 14 months of a 5-year sentence.

Read: https://hackread.com/bitfinex-hack-mastermind-gets-early-release/

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Bitfinex Hack Mastermind Behind $10 Billion Theft Gets Early Release

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Bitcoinowy włamywacz Ilya Lichtenstein dziękuje Trumpowi – nowa era w krypto?

Czy to nowa definicja "rehabilitacji"? Najsłynniejszy bitcoinowy włamywacz Ameryki dziękuje prezydentowi za wcześniejsze wyjście, a krypto Twitter bije brawo (i liczy zera).

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https://pressmind.org/bitcoinowy-wamywacz-ilya-lichtenstein-dziekuje-trumpowi-nowa-era-w-krypto/

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Kevin Breuninger and Eamon Javers report: Did a Bitcoin hacker get early release? Ilya Lichtenstein, the Bitfinex hacker, credits President Trump's First Step Act for his early release from a five-year sentence for laundering billions in stolen crypto and is now on home confinement. The First Step Act continues to impact criminal justice cases. Learn more about this developing story. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein-bitfinex-razzlekhan.html #Crypto #Bitcoin #FirstStepAct #Justice
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In celebrating the sixth anniversary of that #law, the #FirstStepAct, in December, #Durbin noted that less than 10% of the 40k prisoners released under the law, many of them drug offenders, had been rearrested or jailed, far less than the typical #recidivism rate.

#legislation #LegislativeBranch #democracy #USpol

The Law of Second Chances

What it means when a judge takes forgiveness and redemption seriously in an unforgiving system of retributive punishment.

> First Step Act appropriately provides a path to allow a worthy prisoner a second chance to live a law-abiding life.”

> Shepherded through the Senate by Democrats Richard Durbin of Illinois and Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Republicans Charles Grassley of Iowa and Mike Lee of Utah, the First Step Act allowed inmates to appeal directly to judges for early compassionate release under “extraordinary and compelling circumstances.”

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-law-of-second-chances/

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The Law of Second Chances - Truthdig

What it means when a judge takes forgiveness and redemption seriously in an unforgiving system of retributive punishment.

Truthdig
Data on Sentencing Reform Shows the First Step Act Worked

The law brings second chances and public safety.

The Briefing

Reminder that the reason #RonDesantis is against ghe #FirstStepAct is because Florida has #PrivatizedPrisons and the #Prison industry pays Florida politicians a huge amount of money to increase prison sentences for non-violent offenders, because that's more money for less cost.

The #FSA was literally the only bipartisan bill #Trump signed into law, and was intended to speed sentences for nonviolent inmates while gathering data for further #JusticeReform / #PrisonReform.

#Desantis is a liar.

«In an appearance with the #conservative commentator #BenShapiro, #DeSantis accused #Trump, the #GOP front-runner, of “moving left” on #CriminalJustice and #immigration issues after winning over the party’s base in 2015 and 2016. He pledged that he would repeal what is known as the #FirstStepAct, a #bipartisan criminal justice measure signed into law by Mr. Trump in 2018.»

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/desantis-eyes-repeal-trumps-only-bipartisan-accomplishment-rcna87117

DeSantis eyes repeal of Trump’s only bipartisan accomplishment

By vowing to undo the First Step Act, Ron DeSantis isn't just slamming Donald Trump, he's also hitting his ostensible Republican allies in Congress.

MSNBC
DeSantis Says He Would Seek Repeal of FIRST STEP Act if Elected President

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls the bill a "jailbreak," a gross misrepresentation of the criminal justice reform bill.

Reason.com