Case file · Public safety & investigations

The $10,000 case
— and the agent built to work it.

Cybercrime moves at machine speed. This page walks through a real recent loss — an impersonation fraud traced across wallets and social profiles — and exactly what changes when your agency has an on-premise agent working that grind around the clock, on hardware you own.

Asset
USDC stablecoin transfer
Loss (illustrative)
$10,000
Vector
Social engineering / account impersonation
Status
Under active police investigation

The file, step by step

How the case actually plays out — and where the agent takes over.

Scenario drawn from an actual recent loss. Names withheld, figures illustrative until your agency signs off on specifics. This is the workflow that defined our law-enforcement focus.

01

The hook — impersonation of a known counterparty.

A trusted dealer's profile and channels are mirrored by an impersonator. The victim initiates a USDC transfer believing the deal is real. By the time the pattern is spotted, value has already left the wallet.

02

The trace — funds move toward custody.

On-chain, the USDC moves wallet-to-wallet toward an exchange or custodial account — the point where KYC identity attaches and the value becomes claimable by a legal process. Off-ramp speed is what beats detection; hours matter more than dollars of tooling.

03

The gap — aim or re-aim.

A subpoena aimed at the wrong custodian wastes a cycle while funds keep moving. The analytical grind — cluster wallets, reconstruct the transfer timeline, match identities across records — is exactly what an agent should be doing while officers handle interviews and legal process.

04

The agent's job — one evidence-ready package.

Cross-reference wallet clusters by timing and behavior. Build the transfer timeline automatically. Identify where custody/KYC attaches. Pull the impersonator's social footprint — profile mirrors, email/phone/address matches — into a single reviewable package, so each legal request is aimed correctly the first time.

05

The handoff — humans hold authority.

Subpoenas and warrants still come from your department. But they're prepared with exact addresses, account IDs, and the evidence trail attached — aimed requests, drafted for officer review in minutes, not days.

The core value

Agents analyze; humans hold legal authority. The on-prem agent doesn't replace your investigators — it takes the repetitive 80% of analytical work off their plate and makes every legal request sharper, faster, and aimed right the first time. Working in minutes, not days.

Capability index

What a Sentinel agent does for your team

Configured around how your unit actually works. Supervised, reviewable, auditable — you stay in the loop on every decision that matters.

  • Cross-reference wallet clusters by timing and behavior
  • Flag where funds hit custodial / KYC accounts
  • Mirror-profile detection across social platforms
  • Draft subpoena & warrant support briefs for officer review
  • Automatic transfer-timeline construction
  • Email, phone, and address matching across records
  • Every agent action logged for audit and review
  • Runs on hardware your agency owns — access-controlled

From signature to working system

Deployment in four steps

Signed proposal to a working on-prem system. You keep ownership of every component.

Scope & budget

Map your use cases, agree hardware + agent scope against a line-item budget you approve. Every dollar itemized — no surprises.

Build & install

Hardware procured, assembled, and installed at your site with networking, security hardening, backups, and the AI stack configured and tested before handover.

Agent training & skills transfer

We configure skills around your workflow, run supervised sessions on sanitized work product, and train your staff so knowledge stays in-house.

Handover & support

You own the machine. Documentation, a support window, optional retainer for updates, new skills, and hardware refresh as needs grow.

Talk to us about your agency.

Start with a short brief on your operation and what you want automated. We respond within two business days with a scoped, line-item proposal — or book time directly below.

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