ST. PAUL, MN — Two Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to kidnapping and robbing a Minnesota family at gunpoint and stealing more than $8 million in cryptocurrency, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, each entered a guilty plea to one count of Interference with Commerce by Robbery before U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery in Minneapolis on June 18.
According to court documents, the brothers traveled from Texas to Minnesota specifically to carry out the scheme. On the morning of Sept. 19, 2025, they kidnapped a victim and his family at gunpoint at their home in Grant, Minn.
The defendants demanded access to the victim's cryptocurrency accounts, zip-tied the victim and his family members, and held them at gunpoint for more than eight hours.
Isiah Garcia, aided by his brother, then abducted the victim to the family's cabin in northern Minnesota, where he forced the victim to retrieve additional cryptocurrency storage devices and transfer the funds.
The brothers ultimately forced the victim to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. The victim's son called 911, and the Garcias fled.
Law enforcement responded to the home and found items left behind by the defendants, which were used to identify and locate the brothers near Houston, Texas.
Both were arrested there. In their guilty pleas, the brothers admitted to using firearms to threaten the victims.
They agreed to pay more than $8 million in restitution and each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
Sentencing dates have not yet been scheduled. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca E. Kline is prosecuting.
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