A fresh splash of chaos lapped at the shores of the US government’s crypto assets, courtesy of ZachXBT-an investigator who treats ledgers like a crystal ball and occasionally a vending machine that dispenses questions instead of snacks.
Controlling Millions In Stolen Government Crypto
In a spree of posts on the social megastructure X (the platform formerly known as Twitter), ZachXBT accuses John “Lick” Daghita of pilfering millions of dollars’ worth of seized digital assets from wallets tied to the US government. A tidy claim, almost as tidy as a towel folded with military precision.
John Daghita is the son of Dean Daghita, the president of CMDSS, a company that publicly proclaims it provides critical services to the US Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. If you squint, it looks like a family business, with the scent of power and a certain inability to resist a good spreadsheet.
According to the investigation, the alleged theft surfaced after a young hacker was provoked during a heated “band for band” argument on Telegram. One can imagine two bytes arguing about beat frequency and the meaning of “band.”
During the exchange, which was fully recorded, the individual reportedly began screen-sharing his cryptocurrency wallets while bragging about his holdings. Those wallets were later traced to more than $40 million in seized crypto assets belonging to the US government. It’s the sort of thing that makes you wonder whether the security camera in the corner is in on the joke.
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. A detour through the memory banks of dubious history, with a convenient link to a hack that happened when everyone forgot to water the office plants.
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. One might say the money moves like a hyperactive asteroid, if the asteroid had wallets and a sense of entitlement.
CMDSS Goes Dark, Suspect Alters Online Identities
Shortly after the allegations were public, CMDSS appeared to remove its digital footprint. The company scrubbed its website, X account, and LinkedIn page. A digital vanishing act worthy of a Vogon poetry conference.
Around the same time, John reportedly began changing his online usernames and deleting NFT-related handles from Telegram. A man who discovers his name is not a good fit for the internet decides to rename himself a dozen times, because why not?
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. If nothing else, it was a polite but firm reminder that the universe works in mysterious ways and sometimes in unsolicited remittances.
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. In this universe, the final word on property is written in the digits of the blockchain and occasionally on a forum thread with a questionable sense of humor.
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2026-01-27 00:30