- Public Corruption
- Nov 5, 2026
Florida Teen SENTENCED After Stealing $13M In Bitcoin Posing As Google Support
- by Statewide Files,
- in Courts
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A teenager posed as Google support and talked a man in California out of 185 bitcoin, about $13 million and his life savings. Trenton Johnston was arrested in North Miami in the back of a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. On October 26, 2026, a federal judge in Miami sentenced him to 25 months in prison.
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In this report
- How the fake Google support scam works
- The text message he sent after the theft
- The Lamborghini, the private jet and the life he lived at 19
- How much he gave back
- The $245 million case that used the same method
Presumption of innocence
Anyone accused in this report who has not been convicted is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Sources
CBC News, U.S. Attorney's Office (S.D. Fla.), FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center 2025 report, NBC 6 Miami, CBS Miami, CNA.
