Texas brothers plead guilty to armed robbery and extortion of over $8 million in cryptocurrency, each facing up to 20 years in prison

Odaily Planet Daily News Two brothers from Texas, Isiah Angelo Garcia (25) and Raymond Christian Garcia (24), have pleaded guilty to participating in an armed home invasion robbery involving crypto assets, with the amount involved exceeding $8 million. Prosecutors stated that the two held a family hostage for up to 8 hours and forced the homeowner to log into their cryptocurrency account to transfer funds. The pair have now pleaded guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to the charge of "interference with commerce by robbery," with each facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and being required to pay restitution of over $8 million. (Decrypt)