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Aaron Johnson said he would watch people enter their own passcodes, memorize them and steal their phones. This comes a week after Apple announced the 'Stolen Device Protection'
Charges detail more than 40 victims with losses nearing $160,000 in cash, another $85,000 in cryptocurrency and stolen smartphone devices worth an estimated $25,000.
Zhongshuang Su, aka "Brandon Su," pleaded guilty to four counts of receiving stolen property for his role in an elaborate year-long iPhone theft ring in Minneapolis.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Aaron Johnson, 26, of St. Paul was sentenced to 94 months in prison for his participation in the Minneapolis theft ring.
Prosecutors say the sometimes violent robbers stole phones from dozens of people near bars for nearly a year, siphoning their transaction apps of money totaling more than $275,000.