Two U.S. brothers sentenced for kidnapping and robbing more than 8000000 USD in crypto assets, receiving sentences of 15 years and 15 years, respectively
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According to reports, the two brothers kidnapped victims at gunpoint and forced them to transfer more than 8000000 USD in cryptocurrency, receiving sentences of 180 months and 186 months, respectively.
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Two U.S. brothers armed with guns broke into a home and robbed more than 8000000 USD in cryptocurrency, each receiving a sentence of approximately 15 years
PANews October 30 reported that, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, Texas brothers Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia were sentenced for armed robbery and kidnapping, receiving terms of 180 months and 186 months, respectively. The two men broke into a home in Minnesota on September 19, 2025, restrained the victims and their family members with zip ties, and held them at gunpoint for more than 9 hours, forcing the victims to transfer cryptocurrency. During the incident, they also forced the victims to accompany them to their cabin in northern Minnesota to retrieve additional cryptocurrency storage devices, ultimately forcing the victims to transfer more than 8000000 USD in cryptocurrency. The two men fled after the victim's son called the police and were subsequently arrested near Houston, Texas. The two men pleaded guilty in June of this year.
Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia are from Texas; the original text states that the two are brothers.
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The two men were sentenced for armed robbery and kidnapping, receiving terms of 180 months and 186 months, respectively.
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The original text states that the two men September 19, 2025 broke into a home in Minnesota, restrained the victims and their family members with zip ties, and held them at gunpoint for more than 9 hours.
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The original text states that the two men forced the victims to transfer more than 8000000 USD in cryptocurrency and forced them to accompany them to a cabin in northern Minnesota to retrieve additional cryptocurrency storage devices.
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The two men fled after the victim's son called the police and were subsequently arrested near Houston, Texas.
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The original text states that the two men June pleaded guilty this year.
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This is a case in which violence and kidnapping were used to force another person to transfer cryptocurrency. 180 months equals 15 years, while 186 months is 15 years and 6 months more. The report cited an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota but did not attach the announcement or the full text of the judgment.
Why it matters to readers
The case shows that holders of crypto assets face not only cyberattacks but also real-world threats of violence targeting themselves, their families, and their storage devices.
Beginners should avoid publicly exposing the amount of cryptocurrency they hold, their address, and their storage locations; this report also reminds users to pay attention to asset-security risks involving physical coercion.
Risks and unknowns
The original text does not disclose the specific type of cryptocurrency involved.
The original text does not state whether the transferred assets were recovered, confiscated, or returned.
The original text does not provide the full text of the judgment or the prosecutor's office announcement, so it cannot be independently verified based solely on this evidence.
The specific year referred to by “this year June” needs to be determined based on the report's publication date; the evidence text does not directly state the year.
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