Ohio Man in Bathtub of Cash Admits Theft of Bitcoin Held by IRS

An Ohio man pictured lounging in a bathtub full of dollar bills was charged Friday with stealing millions of dollars in bitcoin from a computer device seized by the government in a money-laundering case against his brother. pleaded guilty.

Gary Harmon, 31, told a federal judge in Washington, DC that he used his brother’s credentials to recreate eight bodies. Bitcoin A wallet that was stored in an Internal Revenue Service evidence locker device in April 2020. With authorities watching helplessly, Harmon stole 713 of his digital tokens worth approximately $4.9 million. It’s now worth more than double that.

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