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
- Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM)TokensA ~$16M token offering (SAFTs for 'Bitcoin Latinum' / LTNM) that the SEC charged in 2026 as fraud: founder Donald Basile falsely called LTNM 'the world's first insured digital asset' backed by an 'existing trust,' neither of which existed, and diverted investor funds for personal use (including a $160,000 horse).
- Blockchain Terminal (BCT)TokensA 2017–2018 ICO (BCT tokens, ~$30M) for a 'Blockchain Terminal' — a Bloomberg-style crypto trading terminal. The SEC and DOJ said convicted ex-hedge-funder Boaz Manor secretly ran it under a fake identity ('Shaun MacDonald'), using associate Edith Pardo as a front, and lied about the product's adoption.
- Dropil (DROP)
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