An American cryptocurrency investor is facing criminal allegations after allegedly kidnapping and harassment of a person in Manhattan for weeks in an attempt to steal his bitcoin
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Officials say 37 -year -old John Vaultz on Saturday debated several allegations, including kidnapping, attack and illegal gun -occupation, in several allegations, after captivating a 28 -year -old Italian man in a luxury townhouse.
The Italian man traveled to New York earlier this month and was lured on a five -storey rent in the Nolita neighborhood, where the prosecutors say the Voltz and an unknown partner started abusing him to get the credibility of his crypto wallet.
The townhouse, rented for at least $ 30,000 per month, became a week -long running site. Prosecutors say the victim was beaten, shocked by electric wires, and threatened at gunpoint.
At one point, he was put in danger on a ladder railing and said he would be killed if he does not give it. He was also warned that his family would be harmed, New York Times report,
The victim ran away on Friday morning, dropped a traffic officer down after running away from the house. Police arrested Woeltz at the scene and discovered polroid photos showing abuse with arms and other torture equipment.
Another person, Beatrice Folchi was also arrested, while a third suspect lives on a large scale.
The attack is part of a disturbed pattern: The Cryptocurrency industry has seen dozens of physical attacks alone this year. In a recent case, the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, CEO of Crypto platform Pemum, was targeted and posted online in an attempt to kidnap the video.
This effort failed, but first in the same city, father of a Crypto millionaire Was kidnapped And a finger was separated before it was rescued.
So far, in another incident, David Band, co-founder of hardware wallet maker Ledger, and his wife were abducted from his house. He was later rescued by the authorities, and a paid ransom was seized.
