A former FBI supervisory special agent was charged in Virginia after allegedly using bureau systems to steal nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from wallets linked to a Russian investigative target, NBC News reported on Monday.
Patrick Steven Yaroch was charged by criminal complaint with interstate transportation of stolen goods, securities, and monies, and receipt of stolen goods, securities, and monies. The complaint covers alleged conduct from at least January 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026.
Yaroch worked in the FBI’s Boston Division from approximately 2017 to 2025, where he was assigned to a national security squad investigating an individual from a country identified in the affidavit only as an adversarial nation. NBC News reported…
