The son of a federal contractor who managed critical services for the U.S. government has been arrested and charged with stealing some $46 million worth of crypto from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Daghita’s father, Dean Daghita, is the president of CMDSS, a firm that says it provides critical services for federal agencies including the Justice Department and the Department of Defense.
Shortly after ZachXBT publicly made those allegations, the U.S. Marshals Service announced it was actively investigating Daghita. Daghita’s father, Dean, did not respond to Decrypt’s request for comment at the time.
The younger Daghita’s arrest last night was the product of a joint operation between the FBI and an “elite tactical unit” of the French military, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X Thursday.
“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,” Patel said.
After ZachXBT accused Daghita of the alleged theft in January, Daghita reportedly taunted the crypto sleuth in Telegram messages and sent small amounts of the stolen funds to his wallet—a common tactic, known as dusting," to implicate unconsenting crypto users in malfeasance.
John Daghita (Lick) was arrested in the Caribbean yesterday as a direct result of my investigation.
On Thursday, ZachXBT celebrated Daghita’s arrest in an X post.
“Thanks for the last laugh, John,” he said.
