PHOENIX — A former Arizona Secret Service agent pleaded guilty to stealing cryptocurrency, authorities introduced on Friday.
Anthony Evans, 32, of Tucson admitted to transferring $56,000 of cryptocurrency to 2 of his wallets whereas employed as a Particular Agent for america Secret Service within the Phoenix Subject Workplace in 2022.
After he gained entry to the cryptocurrency that was positioned on a tough pockets within the “company’s safe proof vault,” the previous agent moved the crypto via totally different exchanges and transformed it into money.
He later transferred it to his personal financial institution accounts and used the funds to repay private bills and his debt.
Evans is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 19 and is confronted with as much as a yr and a day in jail. He may also need to pay the sufferer for the worth of the stolen cryptocurrency, together with any acquire in its worth.
