Two home invasions in France. Victims hospitalized. Roughly $667K in crypto stolen at knifepoint. And the suspect allegedly celebrated it all on a Telegram channel called “EMPIRE.”
On-chain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed thread tracing the laundering trail of a suspect operating under the aliases M1llionz and RichMilly666, ultimately prompting Tether to freeze $93K in USDT tied to a specific Ethereum address. It’s a case study in how blockchain’s permanent ledger can turn a criminal’s digital paper trail into a liability.
Two robberies, one brutal week
The first robbery took place on April 17, 2026. Approximately 7.2 BTC, worth around $557K at the time, was stolen during a violent home invasion that left multiple people hospitalized.
Three days later, on April 20, a second robbery yielded another $110K in crypto. Victims were reportedly restrained and threatened into handing over access to their wallets.
