[California Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money for $263 Million Crypto Scam Group] The U.S. Department of Justice announced that 22-year-old California man Evan Tangeman has pleaded guilty to laundering over $3.5 million for a crypto scam group involving $263 million. Evan Tangeman is the ninth defendant to plead guilty in this investigation. Between October 2023 and May 2025, the organization stole approximately 4,100 Bitcoins (currently valued at around $371 million), with group members using stolen databases to target victims.