A Tucson man is going through jail time after pleading responsible to the theft of cryptocurrency whereas working as a Secret Service agent, federal authorities say.
Anthony Joseph Evans, 32, pleaded responsible final week to changing property whereas being a federal worker, the U.S. Justice Division stated in a information launch final week.
Evans was working for the Secret Service within the Phoenix when federal prosecutors say he accessed cryptocurrency on a tough pockets being held within the company’s safe proof vault.
He then transferred the cryptocurrency, value about $56,000, to 2 wallets he owned or managed. He transformed a lot of the cryptocurrency into U.S. {dollars}, transferred the cash to a number of financial institution accounts and used it to pay for private expenditures, the discharge stated.
Evans faces as much as a yr and a day in jail and can be required to pay restitution for the worth of the cryptocurrency, together with any appreciation in worth, the discharge stated.
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U.S. District Court docket Decide Rosemary Márquez is about to condemn Evans on Feb. 19.
