Marlon Ferro
A member of the 'SE Enterprise' social-engineering crew (online alias 'GothFerrari') behind ~$250M in crypto thefts (2023–2025), including the $243M Genesis-creditor heist. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2026 to 78 months in prison.
Also known as: GothFerrari
Bio
Marlon Ferro, known online as "GothFerrari," was part of "SE Enterprise," a social-engineering ring that the DOJ says stole roughly $250 million from crypto holders between 2023 and 2025 — blending phone-based deception with, when needed, in-person hardware-wallet burglaries. The crew's largest single score was the August 2024 theft of about $243 million from a Genesis creditor. [1][2]
Legal outcome
Ferro pleaded guilty and, in 2026, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and $2.5 million in restitution. [1][2]
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Linked scams & cases
Sources (2)
- California Crypto Thief Sentenced to 78 Months Over $250M Digital Asset Heist — CoinRemark
- Private jets, nightclubs, Ferraris: An East Bay teen and America's largest crypto heist — The San Francisco Standard
See also
Luke BelmarIndividualsCryptocurrency influencer Luke Belmar (@lukebelmar on X) became the subject of controversy following allegations related to the promotion of a memecoin. Critics on social media alleged that Belmar used a series of posts referencing a forthcoming cryptocurrency project and a large-scale airdrop to generate interest in a token without explicitly identifying a specific contract address. Belmar published multiple posts discussing an upcoming memecoin, describing plans for what he characterized as a major airdrop and making comparisons to other cryptocurrency projects. Because no contract address was publicly provided, several tokens emerged claiming association with his statements. Critics alleged that this ambiguity enabled speculation around multiple tokens while avoiding a direct endorsement of any particular asset.
Evolved Apes (NFT)ProjectsAn NFT collection launched on OpenSea in September 2021 that promised a fighting game. About a week later its anonymous developer 'Evil Ape' vanished with 798 ETH (~$2.7M). In June 2024 U.S. prosecutors charged three U.K. nationals over the scheme.
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