Trenton Johnston, 20, has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to money-laundering conspiracy linked to a cryptocurrency theft scheme, according to International Business Times.
The scheme allegedly stole at least $13.04 million in cryptocurrency by impersonating support staff from Google, Trezor and other companies.
Johnston’s lawyer Brooke C. Watson wrote that he “quickly admitted his conduct” in a filing before sentencing.
Johnston surrendered approximately $3.8 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) after his March 2026 arrest.
The theft included around 185 Bitcoin taken from a California victim on 13 March, according to court documents.
Prosecutors linked the proceeds to luxury spending, including a Lamborghini…







