Former FBI Agent Admits to $2.47 Million Crypto Theft
A former FBI agent has admitted to stealing nearly $2.5 million in cryptocurrency from digital wallets connected to federal investigations, exposing a serious breach of trust within the agency. Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after using his access to FBI systems to obtain cryptocurrency wallet credentials and transfer […]
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