FBI Nabs Contractor for Allegedly Stealing Crypto From Marshals

March 5, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

John Daghita, a government contractor accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service, was arrested late Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean.

The “FBI will continue working 24/7 with our international partners to track down, apprehend, and bring to justice those who attempt to defraud American taxpayers, no matter where they try to hide,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement posted on X.

Images released by the FBI show investigators seized a suitcase containing bundles of $100 bills, a passport and cold storage cryptocurrency wallets as part of ...

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