A Former FBI Supervisor Just Admitted to Stealing Almost $1M in Crypto
Nov 6, 2026
A former FBI supervisor pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million in crypto by using credentials from the very investigations he was running.
Using the badge to steal
A former FBI supervisor has pleaded guilty to one of the more awkward crypto crime stories of the year. According to prosecutors, he used login credentials tied to active investigations to quietly siphon off almost $1 million in crypto, pulling from wallets connected to roughly 35 separate cases over about 100 transfers.
Instead of seizing the funds properly, he reportedly rerouted some of it into his own wallets, essentially turning evidence into a personal piggy bank.
Caught in the act
The case came apart after investigators noticed irregular transfers and started digging. Reports even say he searched for advice on how to leave the country once he realized he was being looked at, which obviously didn't help his case.
He's since been fired and is now waiting on sentencing. It's a pretty clear reminder that even the people enforcing crypto crime rules aren't immune to the same temptation, and that internal oversight matters just as much as external regulation.