A former FBI supervisory special agent has admitted to stealing crypto from the cases he was supposed to be investigating. Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering on November 6, 2026.
Court filings put the total at $2,474,380.66, or approximately $2.47 million. Somewhere along the way he was also reportedly planning a fresh start in Portugal, which is a bold retirement plan for someone whose day job involved tracing stolen funds.
How the scheme worked
The method was simple, which is part of what makes it unsettling. During FBI investigations, Yaroch gained access to wallet credentials and seed phrases belonging to people tied to those cases.
