Former FBI agent seizes $2.47 million in cryptocurrency… and turns to ChatGPT to plan a new life!
Patrick Stephen Yarosh, a former agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million worth of cryptocurrency after exploiting login credentials for digital wallets that he had obtained during 35 federal investigations.
He carried out about 100 unauthorized transfers, moving the funds through multiple accounts to conceal their source, and used some of the money to pay off personal debts and car loan installments.
In a striking development, Yarosh asked ChatGPT where the best place in Europe would be to start a new life, and explored the idea of buying a vineyard in Portugal.
The targeted wallets contained assets linked to criminal suspects and foreign adversaries of the United States, and even to a covert operation run by the FBI itself.
Yarosh faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for March 4, 2027.
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Patrick Stephen Yarosh, a former agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million worth of cryptocurrency after exploiting login credentials for digital wallets that he had obtained during 35 federal investigations.
He carried out about 100 unauthorized transfers, moving the funds through multiple accounts to conceal their source, and used some of the money to pay off personal debts and car loan installments.
In a striking development, Yarosh asked ChatGPT where the best place in Europe would be to start a new life, and explored the idea of buying a vineyard in Portugal.
The targeted wallets contained assets linked to criminal suspects and foreign adversaries of the United States, and even to a covert operation run by the FBI itself.
Yarosh faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for March 4, 2027.
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#StrategyBitcoinHoldingsMoveIntoUnrealizedLoss #NewZealandFMASeeksFeedbackOnNZDPaymentStablecoins #UKBanksCanNowApplyToConductCryptoAssetBusiness #CPITestsDecemberRateOutlook #AIChipSlumpNasdaq
