FBI agent cryptocurrency theft investigation
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Former FBI agent charged with stealing $1 million in cryptocurrency
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Yaroch used ChatGPT to inquire about investing or spending $1 million.
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The alleged thefts by Patrick Steven Yaroch occurred while he worked in the FBI's Counterintelligence and Espionage Division.
A former FBI supervisory special agent, Patrick Steven Yaroch, has been charged with the interstate transportation and receipt of stolen goods. According to allegations, Yaroch stole nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from wallets linked to FBI counterintelligence investigations.
The thefts are alleged to have occurred between early 2025 and July 2026 while Yaroch was working in the FBI's Counterintelligence and Espionage Division. Yaroch reportedly admitted to investigators that he accessed FBI systems to obtain cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases related to investigations involving an unnamed foreign adversary.