Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47M in Crypto Across 35 Cases

Former FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2.5 million in cryptocurrency using confidential credentials from 35 federal investigations. The case, initially involving about $1 million, expanded as more thefts were uncovered. Yaroch, from Ashburn, Virginia, faces sentencing for the scheme that exploited his position.