2 Men Charged With Kidnapping & Torturing Man Over Crypto

Cryptocurrency crime is on the rise. Two men allegedly kidnapped and tortured an Italian millionaire over the digital currency.







As reported by Newsweek, a man was lured back from Italy into the United States by former business partners only to be subjected to being held against his will and other forms of abuse. The victim claims that he was held captive since May 6 by John Woeltz and other individuals. While under captivity he says he was physically assaulted, shocked with electrical wires, forced to use cocaine and was also psychologically tortured. The victim also claims he was threatened with a gun and was also hung off a roof after he refused to give the suspects his Bitcoin password. 

Luckily, the 28-year-old man was able to escape on what he had been told would be his last day alive. On Friday (May 23), around 9:30 a.m. he made his exit out of the ritzy lower Manhattan residence and was able to find an on-duty traffic officer who offered him immediate assistance. The victim was eventually admitted to Bellevue Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. Since then local police have investigated the matter and have charged John Woeltz with second-degree assault and one count each of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a firearm.




Beatrice Folchi, Woeltz' assistant, has also been charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. The New York Post caught up with her and while she did not have much to say about the open case, she explained that she had not been arrested and that "everything is going to be told but with a lawyer."




The third suspect has since turned himself in. According to AP News, William Duplessie surrendered himself to police on Tuesday (May 27). The 32-year-old is also a cryptocurrency investor who is said to have spent his holiday weekend in the affluent Hamptons area. Duplessie has been charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a firearm. 

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