FBI Agent Used Case Credentials to Steal Millions in Crypto

Yaroch, an FBI agent, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, and a judge accepted the plea on Nov. 5 after he used credentials in FBI systems to make about 100 fraudulent crypto transfers tied to 35 investigations. The Justice Department put the proceeds at approximately $2.47 million, taken from wallets controlled by investigative subjects or adversarial nation-state actors and from an FBI operational wallet. On July 31, about $925,400 was moved from Yaroch-controlled accounts into government crypto wallets, while about $165,600 remained in his Kraken account. Sentencing is set for March 4, 2027, with a maximum of 20 years in prison.