Identity · 239 days ago

Contractor’s son arrested for $46M US Marshals crypto theft

U.S. authorities arrested John Daghita in Saint Martin after investigators traced cryptocurrency from U.S. Marshals seizure wallets to addresses linked to him. An on-chain investigator matched transactions exposed when Daghita screen-shared an Exodus wallet in a private Telegram chat, identifying movements exceeding $46 million. Law enforcement seized cash, multiple drives and devices resembling Trezor hardware wallets during the arrest.

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• Mar 5 Reported by BleepingComputer

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• BleepingComputer Mar 5

  FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals

  Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin.

Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-06

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