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John Daghita arrested for allegedly stealing $46 million in seized crypto assets from USMS
The theft occurred in 2024, involving a technology company contracted by the US Department of Justice and Defense
The suspect allegedly used his position to withdraw confiscated cryptocurrencies to personal wallets
The arrest follows an investigation by ZachXBT, who linked the suspect's wallets to scams and a US Government address.
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John Daghita, also known as Lick, has been arrested by the FBI in the Caribbean for allegedly stealing $46 million worth of seized crypto assets from the US Marshals Service (USMS). The theft began in 2024 when Command Services & Support, Inc. (CMDSS), a company headed by Dean Daghita, was awarded a contract to handle asset disposal for the US Department of Justice and Department of Defense. John Daghita, an employee of CMDSS, allegedly used his position to withdraw confiscated cryptocurrencies to his personal wallets.
Daghita remained anonymous until January 23, 2026, when he reportedly revealed his wallet address to another individual, Dritan Kapplani Jr. A recording of this interaction, publicized by ZachXBT, showed Daghita's wallet address, which ZachXBT linked to several scams and a US Government address from which digital assets had been siphoned in 2024. Following the public exposure, Daghita attempted to mask his identity by altering his Telegram account and sent the investigator a small amount of ETH. The CMDSS website and its social media accounts have since been deactivated.
This incident occurs amidst a significant rise in cryptocurrency theft. According to the Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report, stolen cryptocurrencies surpassed $2.17 billion by mid-2025, exceeding the total for all of 2024, with $1.5 billion attributed to the Bybit exchange hack. Earlier in the year, Apple warned iOS users about the “Coruna” exploit, which targeted crypto wallet seed phrases on certain iOS versions, potentially affecting at least 42,000 devices. Additionally, South Korea's tax agency recently mistakenly revealed its virtual asset wallet seed phrase online, resulting in a loss of $4.8 million in tokens.
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