That fall, Duplessie began visiting a new friend, John Woeltz, at his home in Kentucky. The 150-acre property abutted the ...

Kidnapping and extortion are a growing concern in the crypto world, with cases rising alongside the price of bitcoin.

A crypto investor charged with kidnapping an Italian man in a Manhattan townhouse for days to steal his Bitcoin has been ...

One of the New York City "crypto bros" accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire to extract his Bitcoin ...

Duplessie, who had harbored hopes of a career in politics, and even had the Kentucky state seal tattooed on his chest during ...

One of the suspects accused of engaging in a gruesome torture plot inside a SoHo townhouse to retrieve an Italian man’s Bitcoin password was released from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond ...

Ivaibi had been the victim of a classic crime with a modern twist: crypto kidnapping. It’s been around for nearly a decade but has become increasingly common in recent years as the value of ...

Two men charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian crypto trader in New York to obtain his Bitcoin password have been granted $1 million bail each.

Two men accused of torturing and holding a man hostage in a Manhattan townhouse for several weeks as they tried to access his cryptocurrency were granted bail Wednesday, according to updated case ...

However, as of May 24, Forchi was walking around freely outdoors, and told a reporter from the tabloid New York Post, 'I have not been arrested,' and 'I have left everything to my lawyer.

John Woeltz was arraigned in New York Criminal Court at 9:00 EST (14:00 BST) on charges of kidnapping with intent to collect ransom, assault, unlawful imprisonment and other counts, court records ...

Woeltz and Duplessie pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including kidnapping, assault and coercion. The 28-year-old victim, reportedly an Italian cryptocurrency trader, arrived in New York ...