# Washington DC victim

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-08**: Lam pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy — Malone Lam pleaded guilty before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, becoming the 11th of 18 defendants to do so. Sentencing was not immediately scheduled; he faces a maximum of 20 years.
- **2024-09**: FBI arrests Lam in Miami — After a month-long spending spree on cars, mansions, watches, and nightclubs, FBI agents arrested Lam in Miami. An off-duty officer had tipped him off that authorities were coming.
- **2024-08**: Victim duped out of 4,100 bitcoin — Co-conspirators posed as Google and Gemini representatives to trick a Washington, DC man into granting Google Drive access and revealing security codes, allowing Lam to siphon off more than 4,100 bitcoin worth over $245 million.
- **2023**: Crypto scam network begins operating — Prosecutors say Lam and a network of young men carried out a string of crypto scams starting in 2023.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 4,100 BTC Stolen in $245M US Heist: 11th Guilty Plea
2026-09-11 00:48:32 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Crypto users should study the largest US bitcoin theft targeting an individual holder, in which attackers impersonated Google and Gemini to drain 4,100 BTC.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/4100-btc-245m-bitcoin-heist-11th-guilty-plea-crypto

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