Canadian crypto scammer gets 25 months for $13 million theft

20-year-old Trenton Johnston was sentenced to 25 months in prison for money laundering after stealing 185 Bitcoin (~$13 million) from a California victim. He impersonated Google and crypto company support staff, then bragged about the heist on Discord and showed others how he did it via screen sharing.

• 185 BTC (~$13 million) stolen from a California victim
• Sentenced to 25 months; forfeited about $3.8 million
• Impersonated Google and crypto company support staff
• Arrested in March 2026 in a Rolls-Royce Cullinan