FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing over $2.4 million in crypto from nation-state hackers
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Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, an FBI investigative squad member, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after diverting more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency tied to nation-state hacking investigations to cover personal debts. He faces up to 20 years in prison. The case is an insider-misuse example for agencies holding seized crypto, and the article does not give further technical detail.
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