2nd crypto suspect surrenders in torture of Italian man in SoHo apartment

Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case: What We Know

Days after a crypto millionaire escaped from an upscale townhouse in lower Manhattan, two people have been arrested and charged in connection to an alleged kidnapping and torture scheme. The two men, John Woeltz and William Duplessie, are now expected to appear in court for various hearings in the coming days Woeltz, a 37-year-old crypto investor, was arrested last Friday, May 23, and Duplessie, 33, surrendered himself to the New York Police D…

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After he partied it up in the Hamptons over the weekend, William Duplessie appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where his lawyer claimed the 33-year-old crypto trader’s criminal case will “begin to unravel” when more details come out.

Second suspect arrested in alleged NYC Bitcoin torture scheme

Police say the two men kidnapped an Italian businessman and tortured him with a gun, chainsaw and electrical wires for nearly three weeks.

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2nd crypto suspect surrenders in torture of Italian man in SoHo apartment

A second crypto suspect has surrendered for the alleged torture of an Italian man in SoHo, NYPD said Tuesday.