22-year-old Evan Tangeman of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for laundering funds stolen in a massive $230 million cryptocurrency heist.
According to court documents, Tangeman (also known as “E,” “Tate,” and “Evan|Exchanger”) helped the suspects behind the crypto-heist launder at least $3.5 million between October 2023 and May 2025.
Fourteen suspects were charged in September 2024 and May 2025 in a RICO conspiracy for over $230 million in cryptocurrency and laundering the funds using crypto exchanges and mixing services.
20-year-old Malone Lam (aka “Greavys,” “Anne Hathaway,” and “$$$”) and 21-year-old Jeandiel Serrano (aka “Box,” “VersaceGod,” and “@SkidStar”) were arrested and charged in September 2024 for allegedly stealing over 4,100 Bitcoin from a Washington, D.C., victim (worth more than $230 million at the time) in an August 2024 attack.
As crypto fraud investigator ZachXBT found, they targeted a Genesis crypto exchange creditor using spoofed phone numbers and impersonating customer support at Google and Gemini.
While impersonating a member of the Gemini support team, they claimed the victim’s account had been compromised, tricking them into resetting their two-factor authentication (2FA) and sharing their screen using the AnyDesk remote desktop application. This allowed them to steal the victim’s cryptocurrency after gaining access to the Bitcoin Core private keys.
Next, they allegedly laundered the stolen funds via a combination of crypto mixers and exchanges, with the help of accomplices (including Tangeman), using “peel chains,” pass-through wallets, and virtual private networks (VPNs) to hide their identities and locations throughout the scheme.
The other nine suspects (including Tangeman) were indicted in May 2025 and are facing charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The group used the stolen cryptocurrency to finance their lavish lifestyles, including private security guards, high-end watches, designer handbags, nightclub outings ranging up to $500,000 per evening, and international travel.
They also rented homes in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, and Miami for $40,000 to $80,000 per month, as well as private jets and a fleet of at least 28 cars valued from $100,000 to $3.8 million (including a widebody Lamborghini Urus for Tangeman).
“This criminal enterprise was built on greed so brazen it borders on the cartoonish. They stole millions, spent it on half-million-dollar nightclub tabs, Lamborghinis, and Rolexes,” U.S. Attorney Pirro said on Friday.
“But Evan Tangeman didn’t just launder the money that fueled that lifestyle. When his co-conspirators were arrested, he moved to destroy the evidence. That is consciousness of guilt, and this office and the court have treated that accordingly.”
Tangeman pleaded guilty in December 2025 to laundering stolen funds for a criminal organization as part of a RICO conspiracy. He was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to serve three years of supervised release afterward.
45-year-old Kunal Mehta (aka “Papa,” “The Accountant,” and “Shrek”) also pleaded guilty in November 2025 to helping to launder at least $25 million of the stolen cryptocurrency and is currently awaiting sentencing.
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