
特伦顿·约翰斯顿承认美国洗钱共谋罪名后被判已服刑期折抵刑期一名20岁男子骗取加密货币持有者数百万美元,青少年时期在佛罗里达过着挥霍无度的生活,举办“奢靡”派对,还能使用私人飞机和豪车。他可能很快就要回加拿大了。
Trenton Johnston sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to U.S. money laundering conspiracy A 20-year-old who conned cryptocurrency holders out of millions of dollars — and lived large as a teenager in Florida with "extravagant" partying and access to a private jet and luxury cars — could soon be headed home to Canada.
迈阿密一名美国联邦法官周一判处特伦顿·理查德·戴维(特伦特)·约翰斯顿已服刑期折抵刑期。此前他已承认一项洗钱共谋罪名,并交出了价值380万美元的被盗加密货币。
A U.S. federal judge in Miami on Monday sentenced Trenton Richard David (Trent) Johnston to time served after he pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy and handed over $3.8 million US worth of stolen crypto.
法庭文件显示,约翰斯顿被捕时年仅19岁,坐在一辆劳斯莱斯库里南SUV后座,车内弥漫着“刚吸过大麻的气味”。他于今年3月被捕,此后一直被羁押。
Johnston, then 19, was seated in the back of a Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV that smelled of "freshly burned marijuana" when he was arrested in March, according to court documents. He's been in custody ever since.
美国国土安全调查局发现,约翰斯顿是加拿大公民,他冒充谷歌技术支持人员和加密货币公司代表,诱骗不知情的受害者交出加密货币钱包的密码。这一骗局让他大发横财。
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations found Johnston, a Canadian citizen, impersonated Google tech support staff and representatives of crypto firms to convince unwitting victims to share the codes to their cryptocurrency wallets. The scheme made him a fortune.
约翰斯顿被捕时,有人发现他坐在一辆劳斯莱斯库里南后座,身旁一个爱马仕包里装有疑似安非他命药片。(EpicVIN)检方详述其“奢靡”生活方式法庭文件称,在今年3月的一起案件中,约翰斯顿和一名未具名的同谋骗走了一名加利福尼亚受害者的毕生积蓄——185枚比特币,按当时价值约合1300万美元。
Johnston was arrested after he was found with suspected amphetamine tablets in a Hermes bag while seated in the back of this Rolls-Royce Cullinan. (EpicVIN) Prosecutors detailed 'extravagant' lifestyle In one instance in March, Johnston and an unnamed co-conspirator swindled a victim in California out of his life savings — 185 bitcoin, or the equivalent of about $13 million US at the time, court documents say.
根据提交至迈阿密美国联邦地区法院的刑事起诉书,约翰斯顿在给同伙的一系列短信中写道:“我们今天实际拿下了185枚比特币的目标。”“今天之后去夜店感觉爽翻了。”他还补充说:“我们还没完。”
"We actually smacked a 185btc target today," Johnston wrote in a series of text messages to his accomplice, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Miami. "Club feels mad good after today." "And we ain't done," he added.

检方称,约翰斯顿2024年搬到迈阿密地区居住,在那里大肆挥霍,过着“奢靡的夜生活和娱乐生活方式”。
Prosecutors said Johston splurged on "an extravagant nightlife and entertainment lifestyle" while living in the Miami area, where he relocated in 2024.
法庭文件列出了他的一些大额消费:一辆高性能兰博基尼Aventador SVJ、两辆宝马、珠宝以及租用一架私人飞机。
Some of his big-ticket purchases are laid out in court documents: a high-powered Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, two BMWs, jewelry and a private jet rental.
他没有隐瞒这一手法。调查人员询问的一名证人称,约翰斯顿通过社交平台Discord共享屏幕,向他人展示了自己如何实施盗窃。
He didn't hide the ruse. According to a witness interviewed by investigators, Johnston showed others how he carried out the thefts by sharing his screen over the social platform Discord.
约翰斯顿的辩护律师布鲁克·C·沃森在最近的一份法庭文件中表示,约翰斯顿被捕后,这位加拿大人“交出了他持有的全部被盗加密货币”,价值约380万美元的比特币和以太币——以太币是另一种加密货币的拼写错误。
Johnston's defence lawyer Brooke C. Watson said in a recent court filing that after his arrest, the Canadian "turned over all of the stolen cryptocurrency in his possession," approximately $3.8 million US in bitcoin and ether, another typo of cryptocurrency.
沃森写道:“约翰斯顿先生迅速承认了自己的行为,并对自己所做的一切深感抱歉。”
"Mr. Johnston quickly admitted his conduct and is tremendously sorry for what he has done," Watson wrote.
约翰斯顿于2024年10月从安大略省伊利堡越过边境进入纽约州布法罗,当时他18岁,之后美国12个月旅游签证逾期滞留。但律师上周在法庭文件中透露,约翰斯顿的计划早在几个月前就开始了——当时他只有17岁,时间是2024年1月。
Johnston had overstayed his 12-month U.S. tourist visa after crossing from Fort Erie, Ont., to Buffalo, N.Y., in October 2024 at age 18. But the lawyer revealed in a court filing last week that Johnston's scheme started months earlier — when he was just 17 — in January 2024.
在量刑前提交的一份法庭文件中,约翰斯顿的辩护律师附上了题为“特伦顿·约翰斯顿,在加拿大成长”的照片。他的家乡名称在法庭文件中被隐去。(美国佛罗里达南区联邦地区法院)法庭文件隐去家乡信息。当加拿大广播公司新闻询问约翰斯顿来自加拿大何处时,沃森没有回应。他的家乡以及他父母——一名机械师和一名发型师——的姓名,在上周量刑前提交的法庭文件中均被隐去。
In a court filing before sentencing, a defence lawyer for Johnston included pictures titled 'Trenton Johnston, growing up in Canada.' The name of his hometown is redacted in the court documents. (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida) Hometown redacted in court documents Watson did not respond to CBC News when asked where in Canada Johnston is from. His hometown and the names of his parents — a mechanic and a hair stylist — are redacted in court documents filed last week ahead of sentencing.

在一项认罪协议中,联邦检察官同意撤销一项电信欺诈共谋指控,以换取约翰斯顿对一项洗钱共谋罪名认罪。美国佛罗里达南区联邦检察官办公室此前宣布,如果两项罪名均成立,约翰斯顿将面临20年监禁。
In a plea deal, federal prosecutors agreed to withdraw a wire fraud conspiracy charge in exchange for Johnston's guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida had previously announced that Johnston faced 20 years in prison if convicted on both counts.
检察官后来表示,约翰斯顿对其他未具名人员的“调查和起诉提供了实质性协助”。
Prosecutors later said Johnston provided "substantial assistance in the investigation and prosecution" of other unnamed individuals.
他仍面临来自佛罗里达州州检察官的藏毒指控。该指控源于今年3月他在北迈阿密乘坐在那辆劳斯莱斯库里南后座被捕时,在一个爱马仕包里发现了苯丙胺(安非他命)药丸。目前尚不清楚约翰斯顿何时会被释放。他此前已同意美国移民法官于4月下达的遣返令。
He still faces a drug possession charge from Florida state prosecutors stemming from amphetamine pills found in a Hermes bag at the time of his March arrest in the back of that Rolls-Royce Cullinan in North Miami. It's unclear when Johnston will be released from custody. He already agreed to a removal order issued in April by a U.S. immigration judge.
预计约翰斯顿最终将被移交给美国移民和海关执法局(ICE),以被驱逐出境至加拿大。
Eventually, Johnston is expected to be handed over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be deported to Canada.
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