# Kunal Mehta

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-08**: Guilty plea entered — Malone Lam pleads guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly; sentencing not immediately scheduled.
- **2026-09-04**: Superseding indictment photographed — The Justice Department grand jury superseding indictment against Lam and co-defendants was photographed.
- **2026-09**: Expected guilty plea — Lam is expected to plead guilty this week in Washington.
- **2024-09**: FBI arrests Malone Lam — The spending spree ended roughly one month after the heist when FBI agents arrested Lam.
- **2024-08**: Bitcoin heist executed — Scammers duped a stranger into turning over the virtual keys to bitcoin worth more than $240 million.
- **2024-08**: Bitcoin theft executed — Lam and co-conspirators use social engineering to dupe a Washington, D.C., resident out of Bitcoin worth over $245 million.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Malone Lam Guilty Plea in $240M BTC Theft Tests U.S. Racketeering Law
2026-09-08 19:36:23 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

For litigators and compliance counsel, Lam's federal racketeering conspiracy plea in a $245 million crypto theft offers a case study in how U.S. prosecutors are applying organized crime statutes to cyber-enabled fraud. Sentencing before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly remains unscheduled but could set benchmarks for loss amounts and role adjustments.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/malone-lam-guilty-plea-240m-bitcoin-racketeering

### Malone Lam's $240M Bitcoin Theft Plea Marks a Landmark DOJ Prosecution
2026-09-07 18:45:37 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A 22-year-old Singaporean is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Washington to orchestrating a bitcoin theft worth more than $240 million. The case, with several co-conspirators already convicted, provides a detailed roadmap of how federal prosecutors are treating crypto theft, conversion, and money laundering. Legal observers will track sentencing, restitution, and asset forfeiture as the case concludes.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/malone-lam-240m-bitcoin-theft-guilty-plea-legal

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