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Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty in $2.5M cryptocurrency theft scheme after asking ChatGPT how to flee to Portugal
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A former FBI agent from Northern Virginia pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptocurrency theft scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Virginia.
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Patrick Yaroch, 37, had planned to "build a life in Portugal" after he "misused his access to classified information to enrich himself," federal prosecutors in Virginia said in legal filings.
A former FBI agent who is accused of stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from an adversarial nation and said to have made plans to move to Portugal with the help of an artificial intelligence chatbot is scheduled to plead guilty on Thursday, according to court records.
A former FBI agent from Northern Virginia pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptocurrency theft scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Virginia.
