Additional 12 Defendants Charged in RICO Conspiracy for over $263 Million Cryptocurrency Thefts, Money Laundering, Home Break-Ins

U.S. authorities unsealed a superseding indictment charging 12 additional people in a large-scale, cyber-enabled racketeering enterprise that allegedly stole more than $263 million in cryptocurrency by hacking databases, social engineering victims via cold calls, and burglarizing homes to seize hardware wallets, then laundering funds through mixers, peel chains, pass-through wallets, VPNs, shell companies, and bulk cash shipments; roles spanned hackers, organizers, callers, money launderers, and burglars, with notable thefts including 4,100 BTC (~$230M) from a single victim and $14M from another, and arrests made across multiple jurisdictions while some suspects remain abroad.