# Federal Agent Charged Over $1 Million in Seized Crypto as Physical Bitcoin Robbery Cases Multiply

Three Missouri men pleaded not guilty to a home-invasion plot targeting bitcoin, and Interpol reports that artificial intelligence now features in most cybercrime reported across Africa.

- Published: 2026-08-05T05:31:30.193Z
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Patrick Steven Yaroch, a supervisory agent in the counterintelligence division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is accused of taking close to $1 million in cryptocurrency connected to an investigation involving what court filin…

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