John Daguita, son of Dean Daguita, president of the Command and Support Support Service (CMDSS), was arrested in Saint-Martin in a coordinated international operation after embezzling $46 million in crypto from the US Marshals Service (USMS), FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on Thursday.
Last night, John Daguita – a US government contractor who allegedly stole more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service – was arrested on the island of St. Martin by an elite tactical unit of the French Gendarmerie in a joint operation with… pic.twitter.com/3ttochgbjk
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 5, 2026
John is believed to be a threat actor who previously said ZachXBT controls several crypto wallets linked to $10 million in suspected stolen funds.
In messages published in January, a blockchain official said that an address linked to the individual recorded more than $63 million in inflows at the end of 2025, and the funds were traced to wallets seized by the United States government linked to the Bitfinex hack.
1/ Meet threat actor John (Lick) who has $23 million in wallet addresses, directly tied to $90 million+ in suspected theft from the US government in 2024, and several other unknown victims between November 2025 and December 2025. pic.twitter.com/SBAFU5hTnE
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) January 23, 2026
Following the publication of the ZachXBT report, authorities told CoinDesk that they had launched an investigation into allegations that John moved crypto assets seized by law enforcement from government-controlled wallets.
Authorities are investigating whether he gained unauthorized access to these funds, possibly through connections with his father’s company.
The investigation is conducted by the USMS, which manages assets seized in criminal cases.
