Texas brothers sentenced in $8M Grant crypto kidnapping
Two brothers from Waller, Texas, were sentenced to federal prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing the transfer of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency.[1]
Raymond Christian Garcia received 15 years, and Isiah Angelo Garcia received 15.5 years in federal prison.[1] Both men pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of interference with commerce by robbery.[1]
On Sept. 19, 2025, the brothers entered a Grant, Minnesota, home, tied the family with zip ties and held them at gunpoint for more than nine hours while forcing crypto transfers.[1] Investigators say the victim was driven to a northern Minnesota cabin to access additional crypto storage devices, and more than $8 million in cryptocurrency was transferred.[1]
The FBI Minneapolis field office and the U.S. Department of Justice detailed the investigation and the sentencing in court documents and a DOJ press release.[1]
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- Defendants Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia of Waller, Texas, were sentenced to 15 years and 15.5 years in federal prison, respectively.
- The brothers kidnapped a family in their Grant, Minnesota home on Sept. 19, 2025, tying them with zip ties and holding them at gunpoint for more than nine hours.
- The victim was forced to transfer over $8 million in cryptocurrency, including after being driven to a northern Minnesota cabin to access additional crypto storage devices.
- Both men pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of interference with commerce by robbery.
- The FBI Minneapolis field office and U.S. Department of Justice detailed the case and sentencing in court documents and a DOJ press release.
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