"These individuals, as alleged, terrorized their victims in the hopes of stealing vast sums of cryptocurrency. The scheme was not only sophisticated, it was brazen, violent, and dangerous,"
"I want to commend our law enforcement partners for the quick work done in identifying and apprehending these individuals and assure the public that we will not let our guard down and continue to do all we can to ensure this does not happen again."
"The indictment of these individuals underscores the FBI's unwavering commitment to protecting our communities from violent and organized criminal activity. As alleged, this was a calculated scheme involving robbery, kidnapping, and the theft of millions in cryptocurrency - crimes that put innocent people at risk and threaten the sense of safety we all rely on,"
Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh, and Jayden Rucker were arrested in California in December and later appeared in federal court in San Francisco. A federal grand jury indicted them for conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping, along with attempted robbery and attempted kidnapping. Prosecutors alleged Armstrong and Rucker were arrested in Los Angeles on Dec. 31, while Chindavanh was arrested in Sunnyvale on Dec. 22. Initial federal court appearances occurred on April 14 for Chindavanh and May 11 for Armstrong and Rucker. The indictment alleged the men stole from victims and terrorized them to obtain large sums of cryptocurrency. Prosecutors characterized the scheme as sophisticated, brazen, violent, and dangerous, involving robbery and kidnapping and theft of millions in cryptocurrency.
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