U.S. FBI intelligence agent arrested in connection with theft of $1 million in crypto

The agent, who had "top secret" clearance and worked in FBI headquarters, was accused of taking crypto from wallets the agency had investigated.

An FBI counterintelligence agent with “top secret” clearance allegedly admitted to colleagues that he’d taken about $1 million in crypto from the wallets of people investigated by the agency.
The agent, who’d worked in the agency’s headquarters in Washington, was fired and arrested, according to court filings.

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