Was cryptocurrency stolen from a hack of a virtual currency exchange?

The Justice Department has announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency. It says the cryptocurrency was stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.

Did Justice Department arrest a New York couple in cryptocurrency laundering scheme?

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the arrests of a New York couple in an alleged $4.5 billion cryptocurrency laundering scheme.

Did a New York couple launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency funds?

A New York couple has been arrested and charged with conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency funds. Law enforcement officials have seized $3.6 billion of those funds in what US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco called “the department’s largest financial seizure ever.”