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title: "Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years for holding Minnesota family at gunpoint in $8 million crypto heist"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/texas-brothers-sentenced-to-15-years-for-holding-minnesota-family-at-gunpoint-in-8-million-crypto-heist/
date: 2026-10-30
modified: 2026-10-30
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Two brothers who held a family for nine hours at gunpoint in Minnesota for $8 million worth of cryptocurrency were sentenced on Friday."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
word_count: 23
---

# Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years for holding Minnesota family at gunpoint in $8 million crypto heist

Two brothers who held a family for nine hours at gunpoint in Minnesota for $8 million worth of cryptocurrency were sentenced on Friday.