FBI Agent Accused of $1M Crypto Theft From 'Adversarial Nation' Accounts

A former FBI Supervisory Special Agent has been accused of stealing $1 million in cryptocurrencies from 'adversarial nation' accounts, according to court records.

The agent, Patrick Steven Yaroch, allegedly took matters into his own hands after claiming he was frustrated with the FBI's inability to act against cryptocurrency accounts. He transferred $925,426.07 in crypto to his personal wallets over numerous transactions, court documents claim.

Court filings also reveal that Yaroch considered retiring in Portugal with his wife, citing his ChatGPT history, but later confessed to a Department of Justice employee what he had done. The agent has been charged with two felonies carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years of incarceration each.