Federal Contractor’s Son Arrested, Charged With Stealing $46 Million From US Crypto Stockpile
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In brief The son of a federal contractor was arrested and charged with stealing $46 million in crypto from the U.S. Marshals Service. The young man’s father is the president of of a firm that provides “critical services” to the Justice Department. The alleged theft was first exposed by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who linked the funds to crypto seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The son of a federal contractor who managed critical services for the U.S. government has been arrested and charged with stealing some $46 million worth of crypto from the U.S. Marshals Service. John “Lick” Daghita was arrested last night on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, the FBI announced Thursday morning. He was found traveling with a metal briefcase containing wads of hundred-dollar bills, and numerous hard drives and security keys, the FBI said. Daghita’s father, Dean Daghita, is the president of CMDSS, a firm that says it provides critical services for federal agencies including the Justice Department and the Department of Defense. FBI Director Kash Patel X post on Thursday also suggests that John himself was a U.S. government contractor, though it’s not immediately clear whether he worked for his father’s firm. Last night, John Daghita – a U.S. government contractor who allegedly stole more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S Marshals Service – was arrested on the island of Saint Martin by the French Gendarmerie’s premier elite tactical unit in a joint operation with the… pic.twitter.com/3ttochgbjk — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 5, 2026 The younger Daghita’s alleged crimes were first brought to the public’s attention in January by ZachXBT, the pseudonymous blockchain sleuth with a long history of exposing misconduct in the crypto sector. ZachXBT published group chats and on-chain data which appeared to show Daghita bragging to other alleged…
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