A new controversy has surfaced around Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets 
held by the US government, following allegations raised by blockchain 
investigator ZachXBT. Controlling Millions In Stolen Government Crypto In a 
series of posts on social media platform X (previously Twitter), ZachXBT 
accused John “Lick” Daghita of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of seized 
digital assets from wallets linked to the US government. John Daghita is the 
son of Dean Daghita, the president of CMDSS, a firm that publicly states it 
provides critical services to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the 
Department of Defense. Related Reading: Expert Who Nailed The Bitcoin Top Now 
Says Buy At These Levels According to the investigation, the alleged theft 
came to light after a young hacker was provoked during a heated “band for 
band” argument on social media app Telegram. During the exchange, which was 
fully recorded, the individual reportedly began screen-sharing his 
cryptocurrency wallets while boasting about his holdings. Those wallets were 
later traced to more than $40 million in seized crypto assets that belonged to 
the US government. ZachXBT’s findings go further, claiming that the individual 
known online as “John (Lick)” was observed controlling wallets tied to more 
than $90 million in suspected illicit funds. Among those assets were 
cryptocurrencies linked to US government seizure addresses associated with the 
Bitfinex hack. In the recordings reviewed by the investigator, John is seen 
actively managing multiple wallet addresses while millions of dollars’ worth 
of Ethereum (ETH) and Tron (TRX) were moved in real time, strongly suggesting 
direct control over the funds. CMDSS Goes Dark, Suspect Alters Online 
Identities Shortly after the allegations were made public, CMDSS appeared to 
remove its digital footprint. The company scrubbed its website, X account, and 
LinkedIn page. Around the same time, John reportedly began changing his online 
usernames and deleting non-fungible token (NFT)-related handles from Telegram. 
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Developer Claims Despite these efforts, ZachXBT noted that John continued to 
taunt investigators and even sent him a small amount of ETH from one of the 
flagged wallets. ZachXBT stated that he plans to return those funds directly 
to a US government seizure address, underscoring his position that the assets 
belong to the government. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from 
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