'Delivery drivers' stole $6.5 million from California crypto owner at gunpoint, feds say

"Three Tennessee men posing as delivery drivers allegedly forced a California crypto millionare to open his cryptocurrency account at gunpoint, then transferred $6.5 million into one of their own accounts, prosecutors said this week."

"The three men have now been indicted in federal court on multiple robbery and kidnapping counts. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said they had engaged in a violent robbery spree in the Bay Area and Los Angeles targeting multiple victims. Elijah Armstrong, 21, Nino Chindavanh, 21, and Jayden Rucker, 25, each face up to life in prison if convicted."

"They allegedly used zip ties and duct tape to restrain at least one victim and force him to sign into his crypto account. After gaining access, the defendants allegedly transferred the money in the victim's account to one of the defendant's crypto wallets, the prosecutor's office said."

"Armstrong, Chindavanh and Rucker were arrested in December and remain in federal custody. They face charges of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and attempted kidnapping. The Hobbs Act prohibits robbery that interferes with interstate or foreign commerce."

Three Tennessee men allegedly posed as delivery drivers and forced a California cryptocurrency millionaire to open a crypto account at gunpoint. Prosecutors said the men then transferred $6.5 million from the victim’s account into one of their own cryptocurrency accounts. The men were indicted in federal court on robbery and kidnapping counts and were accused of a violent spree targeting multiple victims in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Prosecutors said the alleged scheme involved kidnapping and robbery in San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles. Zip ties and duct tape were allegedly used to restrain a victim and force account access. The defendants allegedly moved funds to their own crypto wallets. Each faces up to life in prison if convicted.

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