Crypto: a former FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million
Original headlineCrypto : un ex-agent du FBI plaide coupable du vol de 2,47 millions de dollars
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A former FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing roughly $2.47 million in cryptocurrency using wallet credentials gathered across 35 federal investigations. The scheme exploited access to private keys and seed phrases obtained during casework, allowing funds to be moved from wallets tied to those probes. The plea underscores custody risk in crypto, where control of credentials equals ownership, and highlights how insider access can quietly drain assets. Sentencing and restitution terms are the next milestones to watch, along with whether prosecutors disclose which wallets and tokens were affected.
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