Texas Brothers Plead Guilty in $8M Crypto Heist

Two Texas brothers admitted to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency, holding them at gunpoint in their home for hours.

Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, each pleaded guilty Thursday to one count each of interfering with business and theft, according to words issued by the Department of Justice. She filed the complaint before US District Judge Ann Montgomery in Minneapolis.

The brothers drove from Texas to Minnesota to carry out the attack, prosecutors said. On the morning of September 19, 2025, he robbed a man and his family at gunpoint inside their home in Grant, a small city outside of Minneapolis, asked for access to his cryptocurrency account, zip-tied the family, and held them for more than eight hours.

At one point, Isiah Garcia forced the man to go to the family’s cabin in northern Minnesota to retrieve some crypto storage equipment and move the money, according to court documents. In total, the brothers forced him to transfer more than $8 million.

The family’s son was able to call 911, and the brothers fled. The investigators used the items left in the house to identify them, and then searched for them in the Houston area, where they were arrested. Both admitted to using guns to threaten the family.

“No one should feel safe in their own home,” FBI Minneapolis Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dotson said, promising that such “violence and greed” would be vigorously investigated. US Attorney Daniel Rosen said the requests show a commitment to hold the brothers “accountable for the decisions they made.”

Each faces up to 20 years in federal prison, and the pair agreed to pay more than $8 million in restitution. Judgment dates have not been set.

The brothers were was first released in Septembera few days after the vandalism that rocked Grant’s team and pushed the local high school to cancel homecoming games while police hunted for the suspects.

Crypto “wrench attacks” are on the rise

The case is part of a fast-growing category of so-called “wrench attacks,” in which crypto holders are forced to hand over their assets using force or the threat of violence. These attacks are widespread all over the world.

Last year, Remy St. Felix received a 47 years in prison following his conviction by a North Carolina court for leading crypto violence at home—the longest sentence of any US cryptocurrency case. In May, three men from Tennessee were condemned on a “brass” hit in California that reportedly made $6.5 million in gunshots.

France has become a popular place, with critics pay 88 people, including childrenof the twelve investigations into the kidnapping of the victims of Ledger co-founder David Balland, who was captured and mutilated before the police let him out. Security experts say the reported crimes are few and far between, and have urged those who are keeping their assets under wraps.