A former facilities worker who allegedly set up a secret cryptocurrency mining operation inside a Massachusetts school\u2019s crawl space is due for arrest after missing a scheduled court hearing to answer to charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nadeam Nahas was scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 23 facing charges of vandalizing a school and fraudulent use of electricity, according to media reports. <\/p>\n
A default warrant is a type if warrant issued by courts when a person fails to appear in court or comply with an order, and authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest the person.<\/p>\n
Nahas, who is said to have previously worked in the facilities department for the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, United States, is alleged to have stolen electricity worth almost $18,000 in order to power his crypto mining operation in 2021, between April 28 and Dec. 14.<\/p>\n
Local police were reportedly initially informed about the operation in December 2021 after Cohasset\u2019s facilities director noticed computers, wiring and ductwork that seemed out of place given they were in a crawl space near the school\u2019s boiler room.<\/p>\n
A total of 11 computers were found there, and Nahas was identified as a suspect after a three-month investigation.<\/p>\n
Nahas resigned from his position with the town of Cohasset in March.<\/p>\n