A California man pleads guilty to laundering money for a crypto scam ring involving $263 million.

GateUser-6433627c · 2025-12-09T02:04:14+00:00

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old man from California, pleaded guilty to laundering more than $3.5 million as part of a $263 million crypto fraud ring. The group carried out scams from October 2023 to May 2025, stealing approximately 4,100 bitcoins and involving hackers, thieves, and other roles.

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2025-12-09 02:04:14

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On December 9, according to The Block, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that 22-year-old California man Evan Tangeman has pleaded guilty to laundering money for a crypto scam ring involved in a case amounting to $263 million. He laundered over $3.5 million for the scam group. The DOJ stated that Tangeman is the ninth defendant to plead guilty in this investigation. The organization carried out its scam operations from October 2023 to May 2025, stealing approximately 4,100 Bitcoin, which was valued at $263 million at the time and is about $371 million at current prices. The group consisted of hackers, organizers, target identifiers, phone scammers, and burglars specializing in stealing hardware wallets, and they used stolen databases to select their targets. Hackers infiltrated websites and servers to obtain cryptocurrency-related databases, while target identifiers used this data to screen for the most valuable victims.

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