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SECURITY & DEFENSE • UNITED STATES

FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency

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Former FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch admitted to stealing more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency while serving on an FBI investigative squad, according to The Record. He faces up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges.

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The case concerns the integrity of federal investigations involving cryptocurrency and nation-state hackers. The article does not describe a direct effect on U.S. households or markets.