- The claims of ZachXBT were highlighted with the publication of January 23, which associated the same online persona with over $90 million in suspected illegal crypto activity.
- The investigation followed the trail back to a U.S. government wallet linked with assets captured from the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
ZachXBT, a blockchain investigator, has claimed that the person accountable for a multimillion-dollar robbery of cryptocurrency from US government-curbed wallets is the son of the CEO of a company contracted to protect captured digital assets.
ZachXBT posted his detailed findings, claiming that a body known online as “Lick”, recognised as John Daghita, drained tens of millions of dollars in crypto from wallets associated with the US government.
He further claimed that Daghita is the son of Dean Daghita, president and CEO of Command Services and Support (CMDSS), a firm contracted by the US Marshals Service to manage some captured cryptocurrencies.
Public records reveal that CMDSS, based in Haymarket, Virginia, was awarded a contract in October 2024 to help the Marshals Service with the custody and disposal of so-called “Class 2-4” digital assets.
These comprise tokens that aren’t backed by prominent centralised exchanges and mostly need bespoke handling. The claim hasn’t been tested in court, and no criminal charges have been publicised.
At the time of writing, CMDSS had not officially commented on the matter. The claims of ZachXBT were highlighted with the publication of January 23, which associated the same online persona with over $90 million in suspected illegal crypto activity.
The Investigation
The investigation followed the trail back to a U.S. government wallet linked with assets captured from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The inquiry gained traction after a listed dispute in a Telegram group chat between “Lick” and another individual.
At the time of exchange, “Lick” screen-shared an Exodus wallet showing a Tron address holding around $2.3 million after a live transfer of around $6.7 million in Ether. With the conclusion of the session, around $23 million had been united into a single wallet.
After the transactions were traced backward, ZachXBT associated that wallet with an address that got $24.9 million from a US government-controlled wallet in March 2024.
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