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Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations
前FBI探员认罪，承认从与35项调查有关的钱包窃取247万美元加密货币
Yaroch's plea deal turns on a hard tradeoff: restitution and forfeiture of future story profits in exchange for a lighter sentence, a decision prosecutors and the judge must weigh.
Judgment
The judge and prosecutors must now decide whether Yaroch's plea — at least $2.4 million in restitution plus forfeiture of future story profits — is an acceptable price for stealing $2.47 million across 35 investigations.
Basis
The Block reports that the ex-FBI agent pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations. The same report states he will pay at least $2.4 million in restitution and will forfeit any profits he would earn in the future from telling his story. The mechanism is a plea bargain: prosecutors exchange a lighter sentence for restitution and forfeiture, while the judge sets the actual sentence. Two features carry the weight — the $2.4 million floor sits only slightly below the $2.47 million reported as taken, and the forfeiture clause reaches income that does not yet exist, converting future book or media proceeds into a recoverable asset for the government.
- Crypto stolen (reported)$2.47 million
- Restitution (minimum)$2.4 million
Unclear The source does not say what sentence length Yaroch faces, how many wallets were involved, or how the $2.4 million restitution figure is split among victims.
Next Check the sentencing docket for the hearing date and whether the judge accepts the restitution and forfeiture terms as filed.