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Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouse
A grand jury has indicted a crypto investor who was charged with kidnapping and torturing a man for weeks in an upscale ...
Like ‘frat guys gone wild'? Crypto king has court hearing in NYC torture case
An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks over a Bitcoin ...
Man charged in New York with 3-week kidnapping to try to steal Bitcoin
A grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor accused of kidnapping a business partner in Manhattan's ...
Detective assigned to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail allegedly dropped off victim in crypto kidnapping case, sources say
A New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre ...
Who Is John Woeltz? Crypto Investor and Gang Arrested for Torturing Italian Tourist for Weeks in Luxurious NYC Apartment to Gain Password
The so-called 'crypto bros' including Woeltz allegedly tied the victim up using electrical cords and gave him electric shock, ...
Who is John Woeltz? $100M crypto king kidnaps, tortures Italian man for Bitcoin password in NYC before dramatic escape
The tortured and wounded victim escaped John Woeltz's house of horrors in an ordeal authorities described as “The Wolf of ...
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New York Man Denied Bail Over Alleged Bitcoin Ransom, Torture Plot
Prosecutors allege Duplessie and Woeltz held an Italian national hostage for 17 days in a Soho townhouse to force access to a ...
How ‘kidnapper’ crypto bros allegedly attacked NYC’s club scene: Private security and a freezer bag full of cocaine
Before they allegedly kidnapped an Italian tourist, crypto bros John Woeltz and William Duplessie were rolling up to NYC ...