Woeltz and Duplessie have remained in custody since their arrest in May. They both pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges, including kidnapping, assault and coercion, during their arraignment last ...

A crypto investor charged with kidnapping an Italian man in a Manhattan townhouse for days to steal his Bitcoin has been ...

Two men accused of torturing and holding a man hostage in a Manhattan townhouse for several weeks as they tried to access his cryptocurrency were granted bail Wednesday, according to updated case ...

One of the New York City "crypto bros" accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire to extract his Bitcoin ...

Crypto investor John Woeltz was released on 1m bail after kidnapping and torture of an Italian millionaire to get the ...

One of the crypto bros was accused of sadistically tormenting an Italian millionaire in a Manhattan townhouse.

Kava Gorna via AP - PHOTO: New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York, who was charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for ...

Kidnapping and extortion are growing concerns in the crypto world, with cases rising alongside the price of bitcoin.

John Woeltz, the Kentucky man arrested in May for allegedly imprisoning and torturing an Italian businessman in a New York ...

Duplessie and Woeltz stand accused of carrying out a fantastical torture plot inside a $24 million townhouse on Prince and Mulberry Sts. over three weeks in May, subjecting Italian crypto trader ...

One of the suspects accused of engaging in a gruesome torture plot inside a SoHo townhouse to retrieve an Italian man’s Bitcoin password was released from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond ...

New York Supreme Criminal Court Judge Gregory Carro set bail at $1 million each for John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33, who have been in custody since their arrest in May.