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DOJ Secures Historic RICO Guilty Plea in $245M Bitcoin Theft Case

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  • Malone Lam pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy involving the theft of over $245 million in Bitcoin.
  • The historic case marks the first application of federal racketeering laws to crypto crime, ordering full restitution for victims of the social engineering scheme.
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