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$240M bitcoin theft cryptoscam case 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 07
SEP 07 · Day 1
Alleged cryptoscam ringleader set for plea hearing in $240M bitcoin theft
Lam allegedly used stolen cryptocurrency to purchase a $2 million watch and more than 30 vehicles, including custom Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris.
Prosecutors have identified Malone Lam as a suspected ringleader of the cryptocurrency scheme.
Lam and his friends allegedly spent $4 million at Los Angeles nightclubs in roughly a month.
“I could only think of Ferris Bueller gone bad,”
ALICIA VALLE
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