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WASHINGTON \u2014 An FBI supervisor detailed to the U.S. intelligence community is facing two federal charges, accused of transferring nearly a million dollars from cryptocurrency accounts tied to an adversarial nation into his personal cryptocurrency wallet.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Yaroch with interstate transportation of stolen goods and receipt of stolen goods, after he told a Justice Department employee he became frustrated the FBI \u201ccould not or would not act against adversarial cryptocurrency accounts,\u201d according to court documents. Yaroch reportedly said he was upset he couldn\u2019t do more to disrupt cryptocurrency use by an adversarial nation during an investigation. <\/p>\n

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That adversarial nation was Russia, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News.<\/p>\n

A federal public defender representing Yaroch did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Yaroch said he made some very poor decisions, according to an FBI affidavit. \u201cYaroch said that he went into FBI systems and found keys needed to transfer money from wallets to himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He made up to a dozen transfers, which added up to just under a million dollars, the affidavit said. <\/p>\n

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Yaroch confessed because he was ashamed and it was \u201ceating him up inside,\u201d and he wanted to get it off his chest,\u201d the affidavit said. <\/p>\n

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Yaroch also submitted an online FBI self-report form and voluntarily met with personnel at FBI Headquarters, to discuss his actions- he told FBIHQ personnel he wanted to disclose something because he \u201cscrewed up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The affidavit, however, says Yaroch, \u201cnever interacted with anyone associated with the adversarial accounts, including foreign entities.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the FBI searched his home, Yaroch handed over his FBI credentials and details of his cryptocurrency wallets. <\/p>\n

The total value of all transferred funds was approximately $925,426.07.<\/p>\n

Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala of the Eastern District of Virginia Yaroch temporarily detained. A hearing in his case is set for Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The FBI said Monday that the bureau \u201cimmediately took action\u201d as soon as it became aware of he allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe individual has since been fired from the Bureau. We hold our employees to the highest ethical standards, and this conduct is not tolerated at the FBI,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cWe are conducting a thorough investigation in the aftermath, and as this is an ongoing matter, we will have no further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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