# Allison Nixon

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-08**: Plea agreement hearing — Malone Lam is scheduled for a plea agreement hearing in federal court.
- **2025**: FBI crypto fraud complaints rise nearly 50% — Complaints of cryptocurrency investment fraud to the FBI rose nearly 50% year-over-year.
- **2025**: DOJ disbands crypto crime unit — The Justice Department disbanded a dedicated unit for prosecuting crypto-related crimes.
- **2024-09**: FBI arrests Malone Lam — Agents arrested Lam after a month-long spending spree that included sports cars, private jets, and rented mansions.
- **2024-08**: Bitcoin theft via social engineering — Attackers duped a Washington, D.C., resident into transferring over $240 million in Bitcoin.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Malone Lam $240M Bitcoin heist plea: legal stakes for 18 charged
2026-09-08 00:10:38 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 5

As Malone Lam's plea hearing opens, federal prosecutors seek a capstone conviction in a $240M social engineering crypto theft. The case tests DOJ enforcement capacity after last year's disbanding of its dedicated crypto-crime unit and frames restitution, forfeiture, and sentencing questions for 18 defendants.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/malone-lam-240m-bitcoin-heist-legal-plea

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