Brothers Plead Guilty After Minnesota Crypto Kidnapping
Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty after allegedly kidnapping a Minnesota family on Sept. 19, 2025, and forcing an $8 million cryptocurrency transfer.
Isiah Angelo Garcia and Raymond Christian Garcia pleaded guilty Thursday to Interference with Commerce by Robbery for an alleged Sept. 19, 2025, kidnapping in Minnesota that forced an $8 million cryptocurrency transfer.
Court filings show the brothers admitted using firearms to threaten the victims and taking part in the armed robbery. They face a maximum federal sentence of 20 years and have agreed to pay more than $8 million in restitution; sentencing dates have not been set.
Prosecutors allege the men traveled from Texas to Minnesota, entered a family home at gunpoint and held the victim’s wife and son for about nine hours. The victim was driven roughly three hours to a family cabin and forced to transfer funds from online accounts and hardware wallets.
The victim’s son made an emergency call that reached Washington County sheriff’s deputies and prompted an investigation. Deputies later recovered a rifle and a shotgun at locations tied to the case. Surveillance footage and other evidence linked the Garcias to the crime, according to court materials.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen stated, “The guilty pleas entered today reflect our commitment to holding the defendants accountable for the choices they made.”
Law enforcement and security researchers report a rise in attacks that use threats or force to extract cryptocurrency. One firm tracked a 75% increase in such assaults and kidnappings in 2025 compared with 2024 and estimated related losses of $101 million in the first four months of 2026.
Federal prosecutors have pursued similar cases. In May, authorities unsealed an indictment accusing three men of a theft spree that allegedly netted at least $6.5 million after the suspects posed as delivery drivers to gain entry and use force to take crypto.
At a blockchain conference in Paris, a French interior ministry official described a new prevention platform aimed at deterring these attacks and reported thousands have registered.
Investigators continue to compile evidence ahead of sentencing.
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