According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, on November 5, former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for stealing approximately $2.47 million in cryptocurrency using credentials the bureau had collected during investigations.

Yaroch, 37, of Ashburn, Virginia, made about 100 fraudulent transfers using credentials from 35 separate FBI investigations, then converted the stolen funds into other cryptocurrencies to conceal their origin. He faces up to 20 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 4, 2027. His actions compromised multiple FBI investigations into criminal groups and nation-state adversaries.

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