In August 2024, former Kansas bank CEO Shan Hanes was sentenced to 24 years for embezzling $47 million from customer accounts, funneling the funds into a cryptocurrency scam known as "pig butchering." While the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured customer deposits, 30 shareholders faced potential losses totaling $8.3 million. In November 2024, a federal court in Wichita announced that the FBI had successfully recovered these funds from a cryptocurrency account held by Tether Ltd., ensuring full restitution to the affected shareholders. This recovery brought significant relief to the victims, many of whom had lost their life savings.