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Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early from Prison Thanks to Trump's Reform Law
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Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years for his role in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released after serving approximately 14 months. He credited his early release to the First Step Act, a bipartisan prison reform law signed by President Trump. Lichtenstein expressed his intention to positively impact cybersecurity moving forward.
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