WASHINGTON COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office said $8 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from a Minnesota family after they were held at gunpoint and zip-tied in their Washington County home on September 19. The case prompted Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel its homecoming game as authorities searched for the suspects.
Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, are facing federal charges after authorities said the brothers drove from Texas to Minnesota to carry out the heist. It's unclear why the family was targeted.
According to court documents, a third unidentified person was providing the brothers with information about the victims' cryptocurrency accounts and how to access the funds. The father reportedly told investigators he believed his cryp