‘Ferris Bueller gone bad’: The 22-year-old who went on a spending spree after $339 million heist
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-09 06:24 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Markets
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Tax & Budget, US Politics, Business & Economy, Technology
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A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty to teaming up with friends to steal nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in bitcoin from a Washington, DC, resident — one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in US history — and then embarking on a wild spending spree with the laundered proceeds.
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