周一对外公开的法庭文件显示，美国联邦调查局（FBI）一名探员涉嫌从该局监控的加密货币账户中盗取价值 90 多万美元的加密资产。他声称，自己不满政府对于违规加密货币账户处置不力，进而实施犯罪。
案件的宣誓证词显示，这名探员名为帕特里克・史蒂文・亚罗奇，任职于 FBI 国家安全调查小组，负责针对敌对国家相关调查工作。他在办案过程中发现了这批加密货币资产。亚罗奇称，有一名涉案人员持续利用加密账户开展活动，而自己却无法采取更多手段进行打击，内心倍感挫败。据称，他利用自身拥有的机构内部权限，将这笔加密资产转移至个人账户。
FBI 已经开除亚罗奇，他于上周被捕。刑事起诉书指控他涉嫌跨州运输赃物、收受赃物等罪名。
法庭记录中暂未登记亚罗奇的代理律师。CNN 已向关联亚罗奇的电子邮箱发去问询，等待其回应。
FBI 长期搜集大量情报，监控据称被俄罗斯、中国及其他地区犯罪分子、境外势力所使用的加密货币账户。但是何时采取行动、如何处置账户 —— 是直接查封，还是利用账户搜集更多情报，通常需要个案研判。
这份证词也体现出人工智能与加密货币正在改变刑事侦查工作。
据称，在被捕前一个月，亚罗奇曾向 ChatGPT 提问：“如果你手握大约 100 万美元资金，想要离开美国，获得欧盟某国居留身份乃至公民身份，你会怎么做？”
证词记录显示，ChatGPT 结合亚罗奇的年龄与生活情况给出了方案。 人工智能回复内容大致如下：“你现年 37 岁，组建了年轻的家庭，计划 40 岁左右退休，有意前往奇伦托或者葡萄牙当奥地区，经营葡萄园、选择节奏舒缓的田园生活……”
FBI 发言人向 CNN 表示：“该局一经获悉相关指控，立刻采取行动、启动调查，并于上周对嫌疑人执行逮捕令。我们对工作人员设有极高的道德行为准则，此类行为在 FBI 绝不容忍。后续我们将开展全面调查。由于案件仍在办理中，暂不进一步置评。”
这份宣誓证词包含多处细节，是 FBI 通过讯问亚罗奇本人，以及他在波士顿分局的前同事获取的，亚罗奇曾向这名同事吐露心事。
证词记载，上个月探员上门对亚罗奇进行讯问时，他坦言：“我把一切都搞砸了。”
FBI agent accused of stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency
An FBI agent stole more than $900，000 incryptocurrencyfrom accounts the agency was monitoring after he said he became frustrated by what he saw as government inaction over the misuse of crypto accounts， according to court records made public on Monday．
The agent， Patrick Steven Yaroch， came across the crypto holdings while a member of the FBI’s national security investigative squad focused on an “adversarial nation” and grew “frustrated when he could not do more to disrupt” an unnamed person’s use of the crypto accounts， according to an affidavit in Yaroch’s case． Using his internal agency access， he later allegedly transferred the crypto holdings to his personal account．
The FBI fired Yaroch， and he was arrested last week． A criminal complaint lists charges against him related to the interstate transport of stolen goods and the receipt of stolen goods．
An attorney for Yaroch was not listed in court records． CNN has contacted an email associated with Yaroch for comment．
The FBI gathers a slew of intelligence on cryptocurrency accounts allegedly used by criminal and state actors in Russia， China and elsewhere． But when and how to act on those accounts – whether to seize them or use them to collect more intelligence – is often decided on a case-by-case basis．
The affidavit also reflects how artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies are changing criminal investigations．
The month before his arrest， Yaroch allegedly asked ChatGPT： “If you had a bucket of money （around $1 million） and you wanted to leave the USA and become a resident or citizen of an EU country， what would you do？”
ChatGPT responded， according to the affidavit， with an answer catered to Yaroch’s age and lifestyle．
“At 37， with a young family， a goal of potentially retiring around 40， and a clear interest in eventually building a slower-living vineyard／agricultural lifestyle in places like Cilento or Portugal’s Dão region…” the AI agent reportedly said．
“As soon as the FBI became aware of these allegations， we immediately took action， began an investigation， and ultimately executed an arrest warrant for this individual last week，” an FBI spokesperson told CNN． “We hold our employees to the highest ethical standards， and this conduct is not tolerated at the FBI． We are conducting a thorough investigation in the aftermath， and as this is an ongoing matter， we will have no further comment．”
The affidavit includes emotional details the FBI says were gathered from interviews with Yaroch and a former colleague from the FBI’s Boston Division in which Yaroch confided．
“I f—d up，” Yaroch told FBI agents when they interviewed him at his house last month， according to the affidavit．
