US EditionCrypto Investor Arrested for Alleged Kidnapping and Torture of Italian Tourist in Soho Apartment
- A 28-year-old Italian tourist escaped captivity and torture on May 23, 2025, from a rented Nolita apartment in Manhattan.
- The victim met 37-year-old John Woeltz, a Kentucky-based cryptocurrency trader renting the apartment, on May 6, and was held after Woeltz took his passport.
- After escaping around 10 a.m. Friday, the tourist approached a traffic officer, informing them of the situation, which led to police arriving at 28 Prince Street and arresting Woeltz.
- Authorities discovered numerous Polaroid photos depicting the victim restrained, alongside various instruments of torture and a firearm, inside the apartment Woeltz rented for $30,000 to $40,000 per month. He has been formally charged with second-degree assault on two occasions and with holding the victim against their will.
- The victim is hospitalized with trauma consistent with beatings while detectives interview two butlers from the residence in an ongoing investigation that includes seeking a second suspect.
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Crypto boss's assistant is arrested over ‘torture of ex-business partner’
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An Investor in Cryptomonde Accused that He Had Kidnapped and Tortured an Italian for Several Weeks to Find Out the Word at Bitcoin, Held in New York - HotNews.ro
Investigator in cryptomonde, John Woeltz, 37 years old, was arrested on Friday in New York. According to the authorities, he is charged that, along with two complexities, he kidnapped and tortured a man in time...
A Cryptocurrency Investor Was Charged with Kidnapping and Torturing a Man for Weeks in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A cryptocurrency investor was arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in a luxury apartment in Manhattan, where authorities say he was beaten, electrocuted and persuaded that his family was in danger if he failed to deliver his 37-year-old Bitcoin password.John Woeltz was arrested Friday night after the victim escaped from the eight-room house and sought help from a street traffic agent, acc…
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