Dritan Kapllani Jr.
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Dritan Kapllani Jr. is a U.S.-based individual who, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT and a May 2026 federal criminal complaint, is allegedly the central figure behind approximately $19 million in cryptocurrency social engineering thefts spanning 2025–2026. He is named as Co-Conspirator 1 (CC-1) in the DOJ complaint filed May 11, 2026 against co-defendant Trenton Richard David Johnston in the Southern District of Florida. As of September 16, 2026, Kapllani has not been formally charged.
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Community submissions
- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending6/4/2026, 3:02:46 AM
“Post-exposure $2.59M fund movement by Kapllani Jr. after ZachXBT public identification, consistent with flight-risk asset concealment”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending6/1/2026, 3:13:14 AM
“CryptoTimes coverage of ZachXBT May 12 investigation naming Kapllani Jr. as Co-Conspirator 1 in a federal complaint linking him to $19M in social engineering thefts.”
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“May 2026 update: Kapllani named uncharged co-conspirator in unsealed U.S. criminal complaint. ZachXBT documents $19M in alleged thefts and April 2026 Discord screen-share of $3.68M wallet.”
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Timeline(10 events)
1 August 2025
First of five alleged social engineering thefts in the 2025 cluster begins, according to ZachXBT's wallet tracing. Total for this cluster alleged to be approximately $5.85 million across August–October 2025.
ZachXBT via CryptoTimes14 March 2026
185 BTC (approximately $13 million) allegedly stolen via social engineering impersonating Trezor hardware wallet support. Funds split across multiple addresses in the early morning hours. Chat logs cited in the DOJ complaint allegedly show Kapllani (CC-1) and Trenton Johnston communicating about the theft.
DOJ Complaint / ZachXBT / CryptoTimes15 March 2026
Approximately $5.3 million from the March 14 BTC theft allegedly arrives in Kapllani's Exodus wallet (0x4487...), reaching a peak balance of $5,383,534.01.
ZachXBT / CryptoTimes1 March 2026
John 'Lick' Daghita arrested in Saint Martin by French authorities and the FBI in connection with separate crypto theft allegations.
Our Crypto Talk23 April 2026
Kapllani allegedly screen-shares his Exodus wallet during a Discord 'band 4 band' session, displaying approximately $3.68–$4.17 million in crypto assets. This footage becomes the key link in ZachXBT's investigation.
ZachXBT / CCN11 May 2026
DOJ criminal complaint unsealed in the Southern District of Florida (Case No. 26-cr-20181) against Trenton Richard David Johnston and Brandon Michael Tardibone. Kapllani is named as Co-Conspirator 1 (CC-1) but is not a named defendant.
FDIC OIG Press Release12 May 2026
ZachXBT publishes an eight-part exposé on X publicly identifying Kapllani as CC-1 and linking his wallet addresses and social media activity to the alleged $19 million theft scheme.
ZachXBT on X15 May 2026
Approximately $2.59 million (1.99 million DAI and 259 ETH) moves from Kapllani's identified wallet to a new address, reported by Cryptopolitan as occurring shortly after ZachXBT's public exposé.
Cryptopolitan10 June 2026
Trenton Richard David Johnston pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami and agrees to deportation to Canada following sentencing.
CBC News16 September 2026
No public record of formal charges filed against Dritan Kapllani Jr. as of this date. Investigation status unknown.
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 12 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 5/22/2026, 3:52:25 PM
last updated: 9/16/2026, 8:46:53 PM
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