Patrick Steven Yaroch
Coverage of Patrick Steven Yaroch in the Nexus archive.
- FBI Agent Accused of $1 Million Crypto Theft From ‘Adversarial Nation’
An FBI Supervisory Special Agent is accused of stealing $925,426.07 in seized cryptocurrencies from an 'adversarial nation' by transferring funds to personal wallets. The agent confessed to a Department of Justice employee and was fired from the FBI on July 31. Court documents describe the evidence against him as strong, with charges carrying up to 10 years of incarceration each.
- FBI agent accused of stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency
An FBI agent stole over $900,000 in cryptocurrency from accounts the agency was monitoring due to frustration with government inaction on crypto misuse. He used his agency access to transfer the funds to his personal account, leading to his arrest and termination. The FBI is investigating, and Yaroch allegedly sought advice from ChatGPT on relocating to an EU country with the stolen funds.