FBI Nabs Contractor's Son for Stealing $46M in Crypto from US Marshals
Federal agents arrest John Daghita, charging him with swiping roughly $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service.
The FBI has arrested John Daghita, the son of a federal contractor, and charged him with stealing approximately $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service. His father's firm reportedly managed critical services for the agency.
The arrest didn't come out of nowhere. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT publicly accused Daghita of the theft back in January, putting him on the radar long before the feds moved in.
The case highlights a growing problem: insider threats at government agencies handling seized digital assets. The US Marshals Service manages billions in forfeited cryptocurrency, making it a high-value target — especially for someone with family connections to the agency's operations.
Details on how the crypto was allegedly siphoned remain thin, but $46 million is one of the largest insider theft cases involving government-held digital assets to date.