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Created on Nov 8, 2026

Self-Report and Whistleblower Intake Record for Insider Crypto Theft

PROBLEM: The Yaroch scheme ended because the agent reported himself, not because any system caught him. There is no structured intake record that turns a self-report or a colleague's tip about insider crypto theft into a tracked investigation with a documented outcome.

SOLUTION: A self-report and whistleblower intake record for insider crypto theft: the report, the intake date, the wallets and amounts named, the investigative steps taken, and the outcome — with the reporter's protections recorded and the case tracked until closure.

EVIDENCE BASIS: REPORTED — Yaroch reported himself to two Justice Department employees on July 29, 2026; he was fired on July 31, 2026. DOCUMENTED — The scheme ran from no later than December 2024 to July 31, 2026, and the DOJ release records his guilty plea on Nov 5, 2026. Sources: The Block, Nov 7, 2026 — https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-11-07-ex-fbi-agent-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-2-47-million-in-crypto-from-wallets-tied-to-35-investigations-435988 — and U.S. Department of Justice, USAO E.D. Va., Nov 5, 2026 — https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-fbi-agent-pleads-guilty-cryptocurrency-theft

Idea priority Low
Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool