币界网报道：A 19-year-old Connecticut man, Veer "Wiz" Chetal, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in a $245M Bitcoin theft from a Genesis creditor in August 2024. Court documents reveal Chetal forfeited luxury items and $36M in ETH, facing 19-24 years under his plea deal. Despite cooperating against co-defendants Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano, Chetal was re-arrested in January 2025 for allegedly stealing $2M via social engineering while on bond. Investigators traced funds to his mother’s IP after a VPN failure. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied his bond request, citing flight risks and his $200K gambling loss. Separately, Chetal’s parents were kidnapped in a foiled plot orchestrated by James Schwab, who faces charges. Five kidnappers have pleaded guilty.