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French Magistrate Held for Crypto Ransom
Five suspects arrested after a 35-year-old magistrate and her mother were held about 30 hours in a crypto ransom plot; no ransom was paid and victims escaped injured.
- On Feb 8, French authorities arrested five suspects after the 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother were found injured following around 30 hours captive in Bourg-lès-Valence.
- The kidnappers sent a message and photo demanding cryptocurrency payment to the magistrate's partner, who holds a leading role at a crypto start-up during Feb 4-5 overnight.
- Victims freed themselves by banging on the garage door and called for help without any ransom paid, while a neighbour who intervened opened the garage where victims were held.
- Two suspects were detained while trying to take a bus to Spain, authorities said, a minor was arrested on Sunday, and ongoing searches continue with a woman in custody.
- The case fits a pattern of kidnappings targeting wealthy crypto figures as French authorities face a string of kidnappings targeting crypto-linked wealthy individuals, including David Balland, whose kidnappers cut off his finger; Balland co-founded Ledger, valued at more than $1 billion.
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French Police Arrest 6 Over Crypto Kidnapping of Magistrate
French police have reportedly arrested six people, including a minor, over the kidnapping of a 35‑year‑old magistrate and her 67‑year‑old mother in a cryptocurrency‑linked ransom plot targeting the magistrate’s partner, a crypto entrepreneur. According to a France 24 report, citing the AFP, the magistrate’s partner received a photo of her and a threat to mutilate the hostages if a cryptocurrency payment was not made. The two women were held for…
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French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping
French authorities have arrested six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were held captive last week for around 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom plot, prosecutors said on Sunday.
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