The Contractor's Son - How a 21 Year Old Stole $46 Million From The US Marshals

About this episode

The episode tells the story of how John Daghita, the son of a government contractor, stole $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service.

His dad spent years earning the government's trust. Built a small IT firm from nothing. Landed a contract to manage billions in seized crypto for the U.S. Marshals Service. Then his 21-year-old son found the keys to the vault. $46 million. Gone. This is the story of how a government contractor's son robbed the federal crypto vault and couldn't stop bragging about it. ____________________________ John Daghita, 21, was arrested on March 5, 2026, on the island of Saint Martin in a joint FBI and French Gendarmerie operation. He faces charges related to the alleged theft of more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from U.S. Marshals Service seizure wallets. He has not yet been formally charged in U.S. federal court and is presumed innocent until proven guilty. His father, Dean Daghita, president of CMDSS, has not been charged with any crime. ZachXBT is an independent blockchain investigator whose analysis initiated the investigation. His findings were reported across major outlets including CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, Decrypt, TRM Labs, and BleepingComputer. If you or someone you know has been targeted by a cryptocurrency scam or investment fraud, report it to ic3.gov or your local law…

People in this episode

Host: dontgetgot

Guest: John Daghita

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency theft
• government contracts
• true crime
• blockchain investigation
• family betrayal

Keywords

• cryptocurrency
• theft
• U.S. Marshals
• blockchain
• investigation
• true crime
• family
• scam

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Marshals Service, CMDSS, ZachXBT, CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, Decrypt, TRM Labs, BleepingComputer

Places: Saint Martin

More episodes of dontgetgot

• Linwei Ding - Google's Insider Threat · May 12, 2026 · 21 min
• Linwei Ding - Google's Insider Threat · May 7, 2026 · 2 min
• The Bangladesh Bank Heist: How a Typo Saved $900 Million · April 10, 2026 · 12 min
• The Call That Crashed Las Vegas - MGM Hack · April 8, 2026 · 16 min
• Jho Low - The Prince of Malaysia · April 6, 2026 · 16 min
• Ronald Spektor: The Coinbase Scammer Who Stole $16 Million and Bragged About It · March 7, 2026 · 18 min