US government contractor’s son arrested after allegedly stealing $46M in crypto from Marshals Service
The case centers on claims that the Marshals Service is probing whether tens of millions of dollars in confiscated digital assets were siphoned from government-controlled wallets through insider access.
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Add us on Google by Vivian Nguyen Mar. 5, 2026John Daghita, son of Dean Daghita, the president of Command Services & Support (CMDSS), was arrested on Saint Martin in a coordinated international crackdown after allegedly misappropriating $46 million in crypto from the US Marshals Service, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X on Thursday.
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 French Gendarmerie’s elite tactical unit executed the arrest in partnership with the FBI, marking a significant development in one of the largest alleged insider thefts of government-seized digital assets.
The FBI has credited the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the French Gendarmerie National in Saint Martin, along with the Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe.
This is a developing story.
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