{"id":2570,"date":"2026-03-06T10:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:28:34","slug":"federal-contractor-who-allegedly-stole-46-million-in-crypto-arrested-in-caribbean-fbi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2570","title":{"rendered":"Federal contractor who allegedly stole $46 million in crypto arrested in Caribbean, FBI says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A federal contractor accused of stealing $46 million in cryptocurrency was arrested in the Caribbean, the FBI announced.<\/p>\n<p>John Daghita was nabbed Wednesday night by law enforcement on the island of Saint Martin, FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media. Photos posted online by the FBI and Saint Martin police show Daghita, who allegedly stole the crypto from the U.S Marshals Service, being taken away in handcuffs with a swimming pool seen in the background. A separate photo posted by law enforcement shows a suitcase full of cash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The photos show the suitcase surrounded by computer flash drives and a passport. Patel said that the operation was conducted in cooperation with the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the French Gendarmerie National in Saint Martin, and the Groupe d&#8217;intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, John Daghita \u2013 a U.S. government contractor who allegedly stole more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S Marshals Service \u2013 was arrested on the island of Saint Martin by the French Gendarmerie\u2019s premier elite tactical unit in a joint operation with the\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ttochgbjk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/3ttochgbjk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2029574256959389933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It is unclear how Daghita accessed digital currency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FBI will continue working 24\/7 with our international partners to track down, apprehend, and bring to justice those who attempt to defraud American taxpayers\u2014no matter where they try to hide,&#8221; 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