12名新被告用加密貨幣盜竊環，通過攪拌機和愛馬仕Birkin Bags洗錢了2.63億美元

美國檢察官Jeanine Ferris Pirro，聯邦調查局特工Sean Ryan和IRS-CI執行人特別代理人Kareem A. Carter宣布的起訴書指責該組織（包括美國和外國國民），包括StarcheTeering，電線欺詐和妨礙司法的罪行。

U.S. authorities have charged 12 additional defendants in a sprawling RICO conspiracy that allegedly involved over $263 million in cryptocurrency thefts, money laundering, and coordinated home invasions, according to a superseding indictment unsealed this week.

根據本週取代的起訴書本週，美國當局涉嫌涉嫌盜竊加密貨幣盜竊，洗錢和協調的房屋入侵涉及超過2.63億美元的加密貨幣盜竊罪，並涉及12名被告。

The indictment, announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, FBI Special Agent Sean Ryan, and IRS-CI Executive Special Agent Kareem A. Carter, accuses the group—composed of U.S. and foreign nationals—of crimes including racketeering, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. The alleged enterprise, which began operating in October 2023 and continued until March 2025, arose from connections made on online gaming platforms.

美國檢察官Jeanine Ferris Pirro，聯邦調查局特工Sean Ryan和IRS-CI執行人特別代理人Kareem A. Carter宣布的起訴書指責該組織（包括美國和外國國民），包括StarcheTeering，電線欺詐和妨礙司法的罪行。據稱的企業始於2023年10月，一直持續到2025年3月，這是由在線遊戲平台上建立的連接而產生的。

Members of the group reportedly held specialized roles, including hackers who stole cryptocurrency databases, “callers” who used social engineering to trick victims into sending cryptocurrency, and burglars who physically stole hardware wallets, law enforcement officials claim.

據報導，該小組的成員曾擔任專業角色，包括偷走加密貨幣數據庫的黑客，“呼叫者”使用社會工程來欺騙受害者來派遣加密貨幣，以及偷偷摸摸的硬件錢包的盜竊者。

Prosecutors further maintain that the group laundered the stolen proceeds through cryptocurrency mixers, created “peel chains” to siphon off smaller amounts of cryptocurrency from larger transactions, and set up shell companies to process payments. They also allegedly used the stolen funds to purchase lavish rentals, private jets, and 28 exotic cars—some worth up to $3.8 million each.

檢察官進一步堅持認為，該組織通過加密貨幣混合器洗錢，創建了“剝離鏈”，以從較大的交易中消除少量的加密貨幣，並設立殼牌公司以處理付款。據稱，他們還使用被盜的資金購買了豪華的租金，私人噴氣機和28輛異國情調的汽車，每輛車價值高達380萬美元。

The indictment details an extravagant lifestyle fueled by the illicit gains, including $4 million spent at nightclubs, $500,000 on watches, and the delivery of Hermès Birkin bags to associates.

起訴書詳細介紹了非法收益的奢侈生活方式，其中包括在夜總會花費的400萬美元，手錶上的500,000美元，以及將愛馬仕的伯金袋交付給員工。

One theft, which occurred in August 2024, allegedly yielded 4,100 bitcoin (valued at $230 million at the time; now worth over $423 million) from a victim in Washington, D.C. In another instance, members broke into a New Mexico home to steal a hardware wallet while monitoring the victim’s location and activity through iCloud.

據稱，一項盜竊案發生在2024年8月，當時有4,100個比特幣（當時價值2.3億美元；現在價值超過4.23億美元），來自華盛頓特區的一名受害者，另一個情況下，成員闖入了​​新墨西哥州的房屋，以竊取受害人的位置和通過Icloud監視受害者的位置和活動。

Two suspects remain at large in Dubai, while seven were arrested in California this week. The remaining three had previously been arrested in New York and Florida.

迪拜有兩名犯罪嫌疑人在迪拜仍在大國，而本周有7名嫌疑人在加利福尼亞被捕。其餘三人先前在紐約和佛羅里達州被捕。

The DOJ alleges that co-conspirators continued operations even after some were arrested, delivering bundles of cash in stuffed animals through the mail as part of an effort to move the stolen funds.

司法部聲稱，即使被捕後，同謀仍在繼續運營，並通過郵件將毛絨動物的現金捆綁在一起，作為驅動盜竊資金的努力的一部分。

The case, which is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Rosenberg, involved collaboration between the FBI’s Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Miami field offices.

該案由美國助理檢察官凱文·羅森伯格（Kevin Rosenberg）處理，涉及聯邦調查局的華盛頓特區，洛杉磯和邁阿密現場辦事處之間的合作。

If convicted, the defendants face sentences that will be determined based on federal sentencing guidelines and other applicable law.

如果被定罪，被告面臨將根據聯邦量刑準則和其他適用法律確定的刑罰。