Three confidential witnesses who were in the vehicle with him at the time, all of whom told authorities they received money from Johnston at times, said they had witnessed him engaging in the fraud using a gaming computer and “impersonating entities like Google in speaking with victims to gain access” to their accounts. One of them admitted to also participating and stealing approximately $20,000, but estimated “Johnston’s proceeds to be in the tens of millions of dollars based on their conversations” and what she witnessed.







