Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced Daghita’s capture in a joint operation with elite French Gendarmerie units on Saint Martin.
- Officials allege more than $46 million was diverted from wallets tied to the U.S. Marshals Service, which manages seized digital assets.
- Agents reported recovering a metal briefcase of cash along with multiple hard drives and security keys during the arrest.
- Reporting identifies Daghita as the son of CMDSS CEO Dean Daghita, and the firm received a USMS contract in October 2024 to manage certain seized cryptocurrency.
- Blockchain investigator ZachXBT had traced suspect-linked wallets, including one holding 12,540 ETH, yet authorities have not disclosed charges, the access method, or whether any funds have been recovered.