In March of 2015, two federal agents who helped conduct one of the major investigations in the Silk Road case allegedly stole thousands in bitcoin confiscated from the online dark marketplace. The two agents, Shaun Bridges and Carl Force from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Secret Service, were charged with several offenses including wire fraud and money laundering.

http://coinyoo.com/2015/06/18/ex-u-s-agent-charged-with-bitcoin-theft-to-plead-guilty/

I wonder if this will help Ross' case in his retrial? Does anyone know how the agents were caught? I'd bet that they're not the first agents to steal someones bitcoins and they certainly wont be the last.