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Ex-FBI Agent’s Plea Puts Crypto Theft at $2.47 Million, Over Twice What He First Told the FBI

Unchained·November 6, 2026·1 min read
Ex-FBI Agent’s Plea Puts Crypto Theft at $2.47 Million, Over Twice What He First Told the FBI

Ex-FBI agent Patrick Yaroch pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto, over twice what he first told the FBI. He admitted to about 100 transfers out of wallets connected to 35 FBI cases, while in July he had reported only about 10 transfers to a wallet holding roughly $1 million.

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