Archive · 4 Aug 2026
FBI Agent Patrick Yaroch Accused of $1M Crypto Theft
Patrick Steven Yaroch is a federal agent who is accused of taking a lot of money that was in digital coins.
He said he was upset because he couldn't stop the people he was watching from using those coins.
The investigators say he made his own digital wallet and used it to move the money to himself.
He also looked through FBI computer files to find passwords for the accounts he was watching.
Now he is being charged with stealing the money.
FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is accused of stealing $1 million in cryptocurrency from Russian targets.
He allegedly created a personal crypto wallet to receive the stolen funds.
Investigators claim he searched FBI systems for passphrases linked to monitored accounts.
He transferred the stolen crypto to himself after feeling frustrated.
He said he was upset that he could not disrupt the target's use of cryptocurrency.
- Who
- FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch
- What
- Accused of stealing $1 million in cryptocurrency
- Where
- Russia
- Why
- He was frustrated that he could not disrupt the target's use of cryptocurrency
- Name
- Patrick Steven Yaroch
- Alleged Theft Amount
- $1 million
- Method
- Created personal crypto wallet
- Target
- Russian cryptocurrency accounts
- Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
