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Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theft - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Michael Kunzelman · 7 September 2026 at 14:53
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Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theft - AP News
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A 22-year-old man from Singapore is expected to plead guilty this week in Washington to orchestrating one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. Malone Lam's conviction would be a major …

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