US EditionSecond crypto investor charged in alleged kidnapping, torture for Bitcoin access
- On May 6, cryptocurrency investors John Woeltz and William Duplessie kidnapped a man in a Soho townhouse and held him captive for 17 days in Manhattan.
- They threatened the victim's family and tortured him to force him to reveal his Bitcoin password amid a rise in crypto-related violence.
- The victim endured beatings, electric shocks, being dangled from a five-story staircase, and forced drug use before escaping bloodied and shoeless on a Friday.
- Authorities discovered a collection of items inside the townhouse, including cocaine, a saw, lengths of chicken wire, protective vests, night vision equipment, bullets, and photographs showing the victim with a gun pressed to his head.
- Woeltz and Duplessie face kidnapping and assault charges, with Woeltz jailed since arrest and bail denied despite his attorney's defense citing his background and fight intent.
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Second man indicted in violent New York kidnapping crypto case
NEW YORK - A second man has been indicted in New York after being charged with kidnapping a man for three weeks in Manhattan's upscale SoHo neighborhood, shocking him with electric wires, and dangling him over a staircase to try to get him to give up his bitcoin password, prosecutors said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hampden County Sheriff's Office warns of uptick in scheme calls, woman schemed out of thousands through Bitcoin
HAMPDEN, Mass. (WWLP) - The Hampden County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about an increase in phone schemes after a woman lost thousands by depositing money into a Bitcoin machine. The Sheriff's Office reports an "unprecedented" number of calls claiming to originate from their office, stating that they've never seen such activity at this level. Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh N…
He Was Urinated On, Cut with a Saw and Forced to Smoke Crack: What Police Say Happened to Tourist Lured to N.Y.C.
A second cryptocurrency investor was arrested this week in connection with torturing a 28-year-old Italian tourist in an effort to obtain his Bitcoin password.
Private Security, Cocaine: How Crypto Kingpins Controlled New York City Nightlife
John Woeltz and William Duplessie, the two men arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting Italian tourist Michael Valentino. Teofrasto Carturan once brought a freezer bag full of cocaine and hired four private security guards to keep everything
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