THE BLOCK · 2026-11-07 20:59 UTC

Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations

Former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for stealing about $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to FBI investigations. Court documents say he drained at least 79 wallets connected to 35 FBI investigations, including wallets of crime victims and two unnamed adversarial nation states. He agreed to pay at least $2.4 million in restitution and forfeit about 1.38 million SUI, several bank and exchange accounts, and future profits from telling his story; sentencing is set for March 4, 2027.

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