# Jeandiel Serrano

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-12-08**: Status hearing scheduled — A status hearing is scheduled for December 8, 2026; no sentencing date has been announced.
- **2026-09-08**: Guilty plea entered — Lam pleaded guilty to one count of RICO conspiracy before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
- **2025-05**: Enterprise operation window ends — Court documents indicate the operation continued through at least May 2025.
- **2024-08-18**: 4,100 BTC stolen from Washington, DC resident — Lam and Jeandiel Serrano allegedly defrauded a Washington, DC resident of more than 4,100 Bitcoin, worth over $230 million at the time.
- **2024**: Victim identified as Genesis creditor — Blockchain investigator ZachXBT identified the victim as a Genesis creditor, connecting the theft to the crypto lender's collapse.
- **2023-10**: Operation begins and Lam moves to the US — Court documents say the enterprise operated from no later than October 2023; Lam moved to the US the same month under the Visa Waiver Program.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### RICO plea: Singaporean admits $245M+ crypto theft scheme
2026-09-09 10:28:53 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Malone Lam pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge in Washington, DC, underscoring how federal prosecutors are using racketeering laws to dismantle cryptocurrency theft enterprises. The plea resolves liability for a theft reported at $245 million to $265 million, but sentencing remains unresolved.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/malone-lam-rico-plea-crypto-theft-legal

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