Two Crypto Investors Charged with Kidnapping, Torturing Business Partner to Extort Bitcoin Wallet

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Crypto Torture Suspect William Duplessie Poker-Faced During NYC Perp Walk

According to cops, the pair allegedly shocked Carturan -- their former partner in a business venture that went south -- as he was bound by his wrists, pistol-whipped him, dangled him over a ledge, and urinated on him -- all while demanding password access to his crypto fortune.

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A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

A second cryptocurrency investor surrendered to police Tuesday in the alleged kidnapping of a man who said he was tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking the password to his Bitcoin account. William Duplessie, 32, faces charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police.

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2nd suspect detained after Crypto investor accused of torturing business partner in NYC

A second suspect was detained Tuesday in connection to the alleged torture of an Italian man inside a New York City townhouse over his refusal to disclose a Bitcoin password. William Duplessie surrendered this morning to a Manhattan precinct and was charged with assault, kidnapping in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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2nd suspect in alleged NYC crypto kidnapping turns himself in, police say
The man is the business partner and alleged accomplice of 37-year-old John Woeltz, police say. No charges have been filed against the second suspect. Prosecutors allege that while the victim was abducted, his leg was cut with a saw, and he was forced to smoke crack cocaine.
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Another Suspect Is Arrested in Bitcoin Kidnapping and Torture Case
Second person accused of kidnapping and torturing a man for three weeks to steal his Bitcoin fortune surrendered to the police on Tuesday morning. Authorities have said the victim was an Italian man who was tormented in a luxury Manhattan townhouse for weeks. The police identified the man who turned himself in at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday as William Duplessie.
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Crypto boss arrested in New York after tourist held and tortured in Soho penthouse
Crypto boss arrested in New York after tourist held and tortured in Soho penthouse. John Woeltz, 37, reportedly subjected his 28-year-old victim to over two weeks of brutal abuse in an attempt to extract access to his cryptocurrency accounts. He was arrested after the victim managed to escape the high-end apartment and sought help at Bellevue Hospital.
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A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse
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Crypto kidnappings leave investors, executives on edge
A string of crypto kidnappings across Europe and the US have put executives and investors on edge. A Kentucky man was arrested and accused of torturing an Italian tourist to obtain access to his crypto wallet. Masked assailants unsuccessfully attempted to kidnap the daughter of a prominent crypto executive off the streets of Paris this month.
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