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An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks over a Bitcoin password.
The duo was spotted there on multiple nights in a row, reportedly spending between $80,000 and $100,000 during each visit.
Like co-defendant John Woeltz, the second suspect is expected to face charges of kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment, police sources said.
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.
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ABC7 New York on MSNCrypto investor suspect in SoHo torture case waives court appearance day after 2nd suspect arraignedOne of two cryptocurrency investors under arrest in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man in SoHo has waived his court appearance on Wednesday morning.John Woeltz, 37, was expected to make his first court appearance in a Lower Manhattan courtroom after he was taken into custody on Friday and charged in the alleged kidnapping scheme.
The headline-grabbing tale of an Italian man who said he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking his bitcoin highlights a dark corner of the cryptocurrency world: the threat of violence by thieves seeking digital assets.
John Woeltz, the Kentucky crypto entrepreneur accused of a heinous kidnapping and torture plot is innocent — and being manipulated by someone else, a relative claimed to The Post.