Late last month, a bloodied and barefoot man ran from a townhouse in New York’s affluent Northern Little Italy neighbourhood. WARNING: This story contains details that some readers might find distressing. Hailing the attention of a traffic officer, he would recount an alleged tale of weeks-long torture and kidnapping. The apparent purpose? To obtain his
A Kentucky estate owned by two men accused of torturing an Italian man in SoHo over a Bitcoin password was raided by a team of investigators Tuesday. New York City cops joined federal officials and Kentucky State Police to go through a property belonging to cryptocurrency investor John Woeltz and his associate William Duplessie, according
Investigators found a saw, chicken wire, body armor, ammunition, and photos of the alleged victim with a gun pointed to his head. NEW YORK — The New York Post is reporting that a Swiss crypto-currency millionaire sought for questioning in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist will surrender to the New York
A crypto investor from Kentucky was arrested in New York City this week after being accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist. John Woeltz, 37, was taken into custody after his alleged victim, a 28-year-old man, broke loose from Woeltz’s ritzy Nolita apartment and alerted a nearby traffic agent, telling them that he had