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U.S. and French officials have apprehended a former U.S. government contractor accused of embezzling $46 million in cryptocurrency, according to a Thursday announcement by the FBI.
FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized the significance of the arrest on X, detailing the capture of John Daghita on St. Martin as a collaborative effort between the FBI and the French Gendarmerie.
“John Daghita, an ex-U.S. government contractor accused of absconding with over $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was apprehended on Saint Martin. The operation was executed by the French Gendarmerie’s elite tactical unit in partnership with the FBI,” Patel shared.
He went on to commend the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the National French Gendarmerie in Saint Martin, along with the Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe, for their exemplary coordination efforts.
John Daghita was taken into custody in the Caribbean on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (FBI)
“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,” he added.
Daghita’s recently-deleted LinkedIn page said he worked for Command Services & Support, a Virginia-based firm run by his father, Dean Daghita, according to the New York Post. The company held contracts with the U.S. Marshalls Service that allowed them to manage digital currency seized by the law enforcement agency.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Daghita’s arrest on Thursday. (Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities who carried out the arrest found a briefcase full of cash as well as multiple USB drives.
Daghita’s arrest comes roughly a month after authorities in Arizona arrested two California teens in an Arizona home invasion tied to an alleged $66 million cryptocurrency plot.
The teens, who are not being identified by Fox News Digital because they are both under the age of 18, allegedly posed as delivery drivers to gain access to the Scottsdale home on Jan. 31, before forcing their way inside and duct-taping and assaulting two homeowners inside.
During the home invasion, one of the victims denied having cryptocurrency, authorities said. An adult son in the home was able to call police from another room. When officers arrived, the teenagers fled but were later caught and arrested.
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