Evan Tangeman
Last changed 2026-10-27 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 2 → 0. Problems weighed by who is responsible: the subject's own conduct −90, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.5; legitimacy credit long-running +4. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -90 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.5 |
| Long-running | +4 |
| Sum | -22 |
Score: 0/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach, California, pleaded guilty on December 8, 2025 to RICO conspiracy for his role as a money launderer in the 'Social Engineering Enterprise,' a multi-state criminal organization that stole over $263 million in cryptocurrency between October 2023 and May 2025. He admitted to laundering at least $3.5 million in stolen proceeds and was sentenced on April 24, 2026 to 70 months in federal prison plus three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C. Tangeman was the ninth defendant to plead guilty in what prosecutors described as one of the largest cryptocurrency theft conspiracies ever prosecuted.
Connected Entities
3 entities · 60 linked investigations- Malone Lam→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- Malone Lam→mentioned with→Evan Tangeman(80%)
- Evan Tangeman→mentioned with→Malone Lam(85%)
- Evan Tangeman→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
Connected Through
3 shared actors · 434 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Malone Lamorganization
- □Evan Tangemanorganization
Timeline(7 events)
October 2023
The Social Engineering Enterprise begins operations, formed from relationships on online gaming platforms, with Malone Lam identified as a primary organizer.
IRS Criminal Investigation press release18 August 2024
The enterprise executes its largest known theft: over 4,100 Bitcoin (approximately $263 million) stolen from a single victim in the District of Columbia via social engineering and remote desktop software.
IRS Criminal Investigation press releaseSeptember 2024
Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano are arrested; Tangeman is alleged to have arranged destruction of digital devices following these arrests.
The Record from Recorded Future NewsMay 2025
Social Engineering Enterprise operations cease; enterprise active period closes.
IRS Criminal Investigation press release3 December 2025
Nicholas Dellecave is arrested in Miami as part of a second superseding indictment adding three new defendants to the case.
IRS Criminal Investigation press release8 December 2025
Evan Tangeman pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, becoming the ninth defendant to enter a guilty plea in the investigation. He admits to laundering at least $3.5 million.
DOJ / IRS Criminal Investigation24 April 2026
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentences Evan Tangeman to 70 months in federal prison plus three years of supervised release.
DOJ Press Release and IRS Criminal InvestigationDecision Log
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- slot 426735395 · hash DtnbqLV3uya2LLgDpsXKJGpkEiSU7C4M8QhwFavQxLXV
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (2 decisions). 10 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 6/15/2026, 11:37:16 PM
last updated: 10/27/2026, 6:02:41 AM
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