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A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Headline from Local Memphis, from the development of May 25, 2025

Newest development May 27, 2025 · 4 reportsA second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

Authorities say it was part of a scheme to get his Bitcoin password and empty his virtual wallet.

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    A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

    Headline from Local Memphis ·

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    A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

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  1. Local Memphis

    A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Authorities say it was part of a scheme to get his Bitcoin password and empty his virtual wallet.

  2. Boston

    A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Authorities said the pair lured the victim into an eight-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood on May 6 to steal his Bitcoin fortune.

  3. MyNorthwest

    A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC apartment (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — A second cryptocurrency investor has surrendered to police in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man who told authorities he was brutally

  4. The Hill

    Second crypto investor charged in alleged kidnapping, torture for Bitcoin access (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A second individual has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and torture of a man held for weeks over access to his Bitcoin password.

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