US court sets Oct 6 trial date for Singaporean man in million-dollar cryptocurrency theft case

Malone Lam was charged in a US district court in southern Florida on Sept 19. An Instagram reel (right) shows him purportedly having an extravagant party at a nightclub. --.PHOTOS: BSO, IAINTEVENTRIPPIN_/ INSTAGRAM via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (Bernama): The trial date for Malone Lam, the Singaporean man charged in a US court with stealing and laundering over US$230 million (RM1.015 billlion) in cryptocurrency last year, has been set for October 6, CNA reported.

Lam, 20, who is being held in a prison in Virginia, appeared in court in Washington DC on Friday.