FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.4 million in crypto from nation-state hackers
Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to using his position on an FBI investigative squad to steal more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency to cover his debts.
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