Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47M in Crypto Across 35 Cases
A former FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2.5 million in cryptocurrency using confidential credentials obtained through dozens of federal investigations, expanding a case that initially involved approximately $1 million in stolen digital assets. Ex-FBI Agent Swipes Crypto Across 35 Investigations Patrick Steven Yaroch, a former FBI counterintelligence agent from Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded […]
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- A former FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2.5 million in cryptocurrency using confidential credentials obtained through dozens of federal investigations, expanding a case that initially involved approximately $1 million in stolen digital assets.
- Ex-FBI Agent Swipes Crypto Across 35 Investigations Patrick Steven Yaroch, a former FBI counterintelligence agent from Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded […]
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