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Italian crypto torture victim returned to NYC to reclaim stolen Bitcoin from thieves who then held him hostage for weeks: DA
Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan wanted to recoup his stolen bitcoin but was instead held in a nightmarish SoHo torture chamber for nearly three weeks.
What we know about the NYC crypto kidnapping and torture case
John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- face kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment charges in the case.
Crypto king denied bail in NYC townhouse torture case
An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks over a Bitcoin password.
Crypto-bro ‘kidnappers’ ordered thousands of dollars of fancy food a day — and sometimes couldn’t even be bothered to bring it inside
They were always smoking weed at the house” — to the point that they “set off the smoke detector,” a guest said of accused ...
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 ...
Folchi, whose family lives in Connecticut, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.
Folchi, whose family lives in Connecticut, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.
2nd crypto bigwig in SoHo torture case to surrender, sources say — as Catholic priest performs ritual at site
The Euro exec became a person of interest in the case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz on Friday for ...