Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
3 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
95/100
NBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
An FBI supervisor detailed to the U.S. intelligence community faces two federal charges accusing him of transferring nearly $1 million from cryptocurrency accounts tied to an adversarial nation into his personal cryptocurrency wallet.
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supervisor → detail → wallet
Patrick Yaroch was charged with interstate transportation of stolen goods and receipt of stolen goods after he told a Justice Department employee that he became “frustrated” the FBI “could not or would not act against adversarial cryptocurrency accounts,” according to court documents.
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FBI → charge → documents
Yaroch is reported to have said he was upset he could not do more to disrupt cryptocurrency use by an adversarial nation during an investigation.
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he → report → investigation
The adversarial nation was Russia, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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sources → tell → News
A federal public defender representing Yaroch declined to comment.
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defender → represent → Yaroch
Yaroch said he made some very poor decisions, according to an FBI affidavit: “Yaroch said that he went into FBI systems and found keys needed to transfer money from wallets to himself.”
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he → say → himself
He made up to a dozen transfers, which added up to just under $1 million, the affidavit says.
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affidavit → make → million
Yaroch confessed because he was ashamed and it was “eating him up inside” and he wanted to get it off his chest, the affidavit says.
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affidavit → confess → chest
Yaroch also submitted an online FBI self-report form and voluntarily met with personnel at FBI headquarters to discuss his actions — he told headquarters personnel he wanted to disclose something because he had “screwed up.”
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he → submit → something
The affidavit, however, says Yaroch “never interacted with anyone associated with the adversarial accounts, including foreign entities.”
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Yaroch → say → entities
When the FBI searched his home, Yaroch handed over his FBI credentials and details of his cryptocurrency wallets.
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Yaroch → search → wallets
The total value of all transferred funds was about $925,426.07.
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value → transfer → funds
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala of the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Yaroch temporarily detained Monday.
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Yaroch → order → Virginia
A hearing is set for Tuesday.
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hearing → set → Tuesday
The FBI said Monday that it “immediately took action” as soon as it became aware of the allegations.
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it → say → allegations
“The individual has since been fired from the Bureau.
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individual → fire → Bureau
We hold our employees to the highest ethical standards, and this conduct is not tolerated at the FBI,” a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → hold → FBI
“We are conducting a thorough investigation in the aftermath, and as this is an ongoing matter, we will have no further comment.”
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we → conduct → comment
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