Former Royal Marechaussee Officer Accused of Stealing Over €6,000 in Cryptocurrency from Schiphol Traveler
A former investigative officer with the Koninklijke Marechaussee is suspected of abusing access to police systems to steal more than €6,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a traveler at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) reported that the suspect queried a routine registration made during a passenger check and then located a recovery code for the victim’s crypto wallet stored in another notification. Using that code, the officer drained the funds and transferred them to his own crypto account before converting the proceeds into multiple cryptocurrencies via his personal bank account. The suspect reportedly searched police databases about twenty additional times to monitor the victim’s case. After the traveler filed a report one week later, the officer learned he had become a suspect and claimed that someone else had sent the cryptocurrency to his wallet. He was subsequently dismissed from the Marechaussee, and the OM has demanded a six-month prison sentence plus full restitution of the stolen funds.
Security.NLNov 9, 2026Translated from NL