# Cryptocurrency robbery and kidnapping cases > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/cryptocurrency-robbery-and-kidnapping-cases > Updated: 2026-10-30T18:16:02.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings have progressed in separate federal cases involving violent robberies targeting cryptocurrency holders. In one instance, Martel Williams of St. Louis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. The charge stems from an August 2024 plot to extort approximately 4,100 Bitcoin from a family in Connecticut. While Williams and his associates reportedly abandoned the plan due to security camera concerns, the conspiracy charge remains. This incident is linked to a larger theft involving a Genesis creditor. In a separate case, two brothers from Texas, Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia, were sentenced to federal prison for a September 2025 home invasion in Minnesota. The brothers were convicted of interference with commerce by robbery after holding a victim and his family at gunpoint for several hours to steal over $8 million in cryptocurrency. Raymond Garcia received 180 months, while Isiah Garcia received 186 months. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-30: Texas brothers sentenced for $8 million cryptocurrency robbery Two Texas brothers received prison sentences of 15 and 15.5 years for a violent 2025 kidnapping in Minnesota that coerced a family into transferring over $8 million in cryptocurrency. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/texas-brothers-sentenced-for-8-million-cryptocurrency-robbery ### 2026-10-27: Missouri man pleads guilty in Bitcoin kidnapping conspiracy Martel Williams, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a failed plot to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin through a home invasion and kidnapping scheme targeting a family in Connecticut. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-in-bitcoin-kidnapping-conspiracy --- Cite as: Cryptocurrency robbery and kidnapping cases. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/cryptocurrency-robbery-and-kidnapping-cases