Secret Service agent who stole $820K from Silk Road pleads guilty

Yeah, and that's only the first of two Feds that allegedly stole from Silk Road during the investigation. Carl Force of the DEA is also under indictment.

How did this not screw up Ulbricht's trial, especially since the prosecution didn't notify the defense until very close to trial date? Looks to me like the fix was in on Ulbricht's trial. Will the judge for Bridges and/or Force be as "tough on crime" as Ulbricht's Judge Forrest was? She didn't seem to give the defense a break, and gave a really harsh sentence. How much probation will Bridges and Force get?

After that, it isn't clear if Force and Bridges knew that other was engaging in hanky-panky. Also, how often does this sort of thing happen? That is, during a complicated investigation, how often does a DEA or Secret Service agent profit from the investigation?