"Thanks to the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the French Gendarmerie National in Saint Martin, and the Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe for the outstanding coordination. The 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-no matter where they try to hide."
"The case centers on allegations that Daghita, identified online by blockchain investigator ZachXBT as "Lick," exploited insider access to siphon digital assets from government-linked wallets. Daghita is the son of Dean Daghita, president and CEO of Command Services & Support (CMDSS), a Virginia-based technology firm contracted by the USMS to manage and dispose of certain categories of seized cryptocurrency."
"According to ZachXBT, Daghita demonstrated the ability to move millions of dollars in real time during a dispute recorded in a private Telegram chat. Subsequent on-chain analysis linked those wallets to addresses known to hold government-seized assets. ZachXBT reported that one wallet allegedly controlled by Daghita held 12,540 ether, valued at roughly $36 million at current prices."
John Daghita, a U.S. government contractor, was arrested in Saint Martin through a coordinated FBI and French authorities operation for allegedly stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service. Daghita, identified online as "Lick" by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, exploited insider access to siphon digital assets from government wallets. His father, Dean Daghita, is president and CEO of Command Services & Support (CMDSS), a Virginia-based firm contracted by USMS in October 2024 to manage seized cryptocurrency not supported by major exchanges. Blockchain analysis linked wallets allegedly controlled by Daghita to government-seized assets, with one wallet holding approximately 12,540 ether valued at roughly $36 million.
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