Accused SoHo crypto kidnappers had 2 NYPD detectives working
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The pair of hard-partying crypto bros accused of sadistically torturing an Italian millionaire lured him to New York City with the promise of returning Bitcoin they had allegedly stolen from him
NYPD officers sidelined amid accusations of aiding suspects in a shocking crypto trader assault, prompting major public scrutiny.
Like co-defendant John Woeltz, the second suspect is expected to face charges of kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment, police sources said.
The Euro exec became a person of interest in the case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz on Friday for allegedly holding wealthy trader Michael Vanlentino Teofrasto Carturan
Before they allegedly kidnapped an Italian tourist, crypto bros John Woeltz and William Duplessie were rolling up to NYC nightclubs with their own security — and looking for "Instagram baddies."
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FOX 5 New York on MSN2nd suspect surrenders in SoHo crypto torture case; man allegedly held for weeksA second man has turned himself in, the NYPD said, after a victim from Italy was allegedly tortured inside an upscale SoHo apartment in order to get him to give up his Bitcoin password.
The second suspect in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian bitcoin dealer inside a SoHo townhouse was seen scowling as he was remanded without bail in court Tuesday night.