{
  "id": 6416269,
  "title": "Ringleader of $245 million bitcoin heist pleads guilty to racketeering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ringleader-of-245-million-bitcoin-heist-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-09T11:50:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/malone-lam-guilty-plea-bitcoin-theft-racketeering-090926"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malone Lam, 22, admitted to organizing a network that used social engineering to drain a victim's crypto wallet, then spent the proceeds on nightclubs and luxury cars",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}