Federal Inmate Charged with Stealing $290,000 in US Government-Forfeited Crypto

The US Department of Justice has charged federal inmate Rossen Iossifov with allegedly stealing $290,000 in cryptocurrency that had been forfeited to the US government. The charges are new and come while Iossifov is already serving time in federal custody. The case highlights the vulnerability of government-held digital assets to insider theft.