Amazon MGM Studio is developing a movie based on the life of crypto thief Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein, who in 2022 were charged with conspiracy by the U.S. Department of Justice related to a $4 billion heist and money laundering scheme.

First reported by Deadline on Friday, the still-unnamed film will be helmed by director Hannah Marks (“Don’t Make Me Go”), who also wrote the script, and co-produced by “Riverdale” alum Lili Reinhart. The script is inspired by a New York Times article from 2022, and the publication is participating in the production through partner Anonymous Content.

An Amazon spokesperson declined Decrypt’s request to comment further about the production or release date.

While details are still sparse, the film follows Morgan and Lichtenstein, who admitted to being behind the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange after being arrested in 2022.

“In a futile effort to maintain digital anonymity, the defendants laundered stolen funds through a labyrinth of cryptocurrency transactions,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. M

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