The U.S. Justice Department has filed a grand jury superseding indictment against Malone Lam and co-defendants accused of carrying out one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history. According to the AP, the group of young men allegedly duped a victim out of bitcoin worth over $240 million in August 2024, laundered the proceeds through a sophisticated scheme, and then went on a lavish spending spree to celebrate the heist.

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, a 42-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a United States District Court in Tacoma, Washington, for his role in an online romance scam that defrauded victims of over $3.5 million.

A judge in Golden, Colorado, on Tuesday sentenced former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic analyst Yvonne "Missy" Woods to 10 years in prison. According to authorities, her manipulation of DNA data raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases. Woods pleaded guilty in June to charges including perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, forgery, and committing a cybercrime, while dozens of other counts were dropped as part of the case's resolution.

A Nairobi court has denied bond to Chen Guang, a 39-year-old Chinese national also known as Alex, who is wanted in Uganda over an alleged fraud exceeding Sh151 million. He will remain in custody in Nairobi while Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions pursues his extradition to Uganda, where he faces 30 counts of forgery and one additional charge, according to Kenya Insights.

A businessman has surrendered to police regarding a case involving the alleged theft of R15 million worth of precious metals. Two individuals are set to appear in court in connection with this incident, which dates back to 2023, according to SABC News.

The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Haruna Kalyowa to 40 years in prison for defiling his biological daughter, who was 12 at the time, according to Eagle Online. The outlet reported that Justice David Matovu presided over the case and imposed the term after conviction. Details beyond the victim’s age, the familial relationship, the judge and the sentence were not provided in the feed.