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Dismembered Body of Crypto Millionaire and Wife Discovered in Dubai Desert
Roman and Anna Novak were kidnapped and extorted for cryptocurrency before being found dead; three suspects are in custody until December 28, officials said.
- On October 3, Russian crypto millionaire Roman Novak and his wife Anna were found dismembered and buried in the Dubai desert near Fujairah.
- Kidnapping and a subsequent ransom demand preceded the discovery, with Roman Novak messaging he was 'stuck in the mountains on the Oman border' and urgently needed $200,000, while phones traced the couple through Hatta mountain resort, Oman, and Cape Town before signals vanished last month.
- Their driver dropped them at a car park by a lake, Hatta, where they transferred into a second vehicle; investigators say they were held by force in a rented villa with accomplices disposing of knives and belongings.
- Russian investigators identified eight Russian citizens suspected, detained seven suspects in Russia including Konstantin Shakht, Yury Sharypov and Vladimir Dalekin, remanded until December 28 as Russian and Emirati authorities cooperate.
- Novak's contested crypto past includes an investigation into alleged theft of more than 380 million; he had a 2020 fraud conviction, was paroled, and moved to UAE in 2023, leaving two young children.
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Crypto investor Roman Novak was found dead in the villa he and his wife, Anna, rented in the United Arab Emirates a month after being kidnapped for ransom. Novak, a co-founder of the digital investment platform Finotopio, reportedly managed an investment portfolio worth $400 million to $500 million, but his personal wealth remains unclear. The investigation is ongoing.
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