Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)
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Marlon Ferro, 20, of Santa Ana, California, known online as 'GothFerrari,' was sentenced on May 6, 2026 to 78 months in federal prison for his role as a physical burglar in a multi-state cryptocurrency theft enterprise that stole over $263 million between October 2023 and March 2025. Ferro pleaded guilty on October 17, 2025 to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO) and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution and serve three years of supervised release.
Connected Entities
5 entities · 60 linked investigations- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Malone Lam(80%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- Malone Lam→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Malone Lam→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- Malone Lam→mentioned with→Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)(80%)
- Malone Lam→mentioned with→Evan Tangeman(80%)
- Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)→mentioned with→Evan Tangeman(80%)
- Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)→mentioned with→ZachXBT(65%)
- Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)→mentioned with→Malone Lam(85%)
- Marlon Ferro (GothFerrari)→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
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Timeline(9 events)
October 2023
The Social Engineering Enterprise (SEE) begins operations, recruiting members through online gaming platforms including Minecraft and Discord.
DOJ USAO-DC press releaseFebruary 2024
Ferro travels to Winnsboro, Texas and burglarizes a victim's home, stealing a hardware wallet containing approximately 100 Bitcoin (valued at over $5 million at the time).
DOJ USAO-DC press release / CryptoTimesJuly 2024
Ferro travels to New Mexico, surveils a victim's home for several days, then breaks in and burglarizes the property while ringleader Malone Lam remotely tracks the victim's location. Ferro is captured on home surveillance footage.
TRM Labs / DOJ USAO-DC18 August 2024
The enterprise's largest single theft: ringleader Malone Lam and co-conspirator Jeandiel Serrano execute a social engineering attack on a Genesis bankruptcy creditor in Washington, D.C., stealing over 4,100 Bitcoin (approximately $230 million at the time).
CoinDesk / DOJ USAO-DC18 September 2024
On-chain investigator ZachXBT publicly identifies Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano. Lam and Serrano are arrested. A federal indictment is unsealed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
CoinDeskMay 2025
A superseding indictment charges 12 additional defendants, including Marlon Ferro, in connection with the RICO conspiracy. A second set of indictments brings the total number of charged defendants to 14.
DOJ USAO-DC13 May 2025
Marlon Ferro is arrested. He is found in possession of two firearms and a fraudulent identification document.
CryptoTimes / Coin Edition17 October 2025
Ferro pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO).
DOJ USAO-DC press release6 May 2026
Ferro is sentenced by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 78 months in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and $2.5 million in restitution.
DOJ USAO-DC press releaseDecision Log
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generated: 6/3/2026, 11:04:09 PM
last updated: 6/3/2026, 11:04:09 PM
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