22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to $245M Cryptocurrency Theft
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Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean man, pleaded guilty to leading an international conspiracy to steal over $245 million in cryptocurrencies. Lam and his accomplices targeted a victim in Washington, D.C., posing as representatives of Google and Gemini to gain access to their cryptocurrency wallets. They transferred over 4,100 bitcoins, valued at over $245 million at the time. Lam faces up to 20 years in prison and will have a status hearing on December 8.
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