Third Arrest Made in High-Profile Kidnapping of Bitcoin Investor in New York

The third person was arrested on Tuesday in New York as part of a physical jerk to capture those responsible for the violent plot for the abduction of Bitcoin investors.

William Duplexie, along with John Weltz, is charged with the alleged abduction of an unnamed 28-year-old Italian entrepreneur, holding him trapped in a top-notch apartment on Manhattan for two weeks.

The couple allegedly tortured businessmen with electric shocks, physical beating and threats of firearms, in an attempt to approach the victim Bitcoin HEAD.

“Duplexie is charged with second-degree attack, first-degree abduction, an illegal prison work and a criminal possession of a firearm,” NYPD spokesman said a NYPD spokesman said Decipheses.

Beatrice Folchi, for which the police noted that she worked as an assistant Woeltza, was also arrested On Friday, he was charged with abduction of first instance and an illegal prison, but was released after District Attorney General Manhattan refused to persecute a waiting for further investigation.

The authorities did not say whether Dupsie had a legal representation or whether the abduction was associated with a wide criminal network.

Bitcoin’s abduction in New York is part of a growing trend of violent crimes associated with cryptocurrencies, as criminals are increasingly targeting digital asset owners for abduction, extortion and attack.

Tuesday, French police arrested 12 suspects related to two abductions associated with cryptocurrencies in Paris earlier this month, including the father of the crypto entrepreneur.

In January he was the co -founder of the hardware wallet David Balland abducted together with his wife. According to the sources at the time, the kidnappers cut off one of Balland’s fingers as evidence of the abduction.

On Saturday, John Woeltz33, he was arrested in New York after the alleged victim of abduction fled the luxury city house in Manhattan, where he was captured for several weeks. At the time, prosecutors said Woeltz claimed that another man had participated in the abduction.

After his arrest, Woeltz was charged with abduction, attack, illegally prison and possession of weapons, ordered to be kept without a bail.

If they were convicted of all charges in New York, Duplexie and Woeltz could face at least 15 years of age in federal prison.

Edited Sebastian Sinclair