FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country
He had researched how wallets work, created one of his own, searched the FBI's holdings for the relevant account information, and memorized the recovery seed phrases.He then made roughly 10-12 transfers to his own wallet. No encryption was broken, and no protocol was exploited because none was in place for a man with his security clearance; he simply read a phrase off an internal system and remembered it. They met at FBI headquarters the next day, where Yaroch reportedly began breaking down almost immediately, and the conversation moved to the other man's office.He said the situation was "eating him up inside" and that he wanted to give all the money back.
- ▪He had researched how wallets work, created one of his own, searched the FBI's holdings for the relevant account information, and memorized the recovery seed phrases.He then made roughly 10-12 transfers to his own wallet.
- ▪No encryption was broken, and no protocol was exploited because none was in place for a man with his security clearance; he simply read a phrase off an internal system and remembered it.
- ▪They met at FBI headquarters the next day, where Yaroch reportedly began breaking down almost immediately, and the conversation moved to the other man's office.He said the situation was "eating him up inside" and that he wanted to give all
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Pro FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country News By Rahim Amir Published 5 August 2026 Asking an AI agent that retains all its conversations how to reinvest your criminal proceeds might not be the best play When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. . (Image credit: Shutterstock / Yevhen Vitte) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A former FBI counterintelligence supervisor is accused of memorizing seed phrases from bureau systemsThe agent moved roughly $1 million out of wallets tied to a foreign…
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