Kava Gorna via AP - PHOTO: New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York, who was charged ...

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

Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said he would release William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, of Kentucky, to home ...

Two men accused of torturing and holding a man hostage in a Manhattan townhouse for several weeks as they tried to access his ...

The crypto bros accused of torturing an Italian millionaire for his Bitcoin password were granted $1 million bail each ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Two men accused of holding an Italian man hostage as they tried to access his cryptocurrency were ...

A Manhattan judge agreed Wednesday to release on bail two men charged with torturing a man in a luxury SoHo townhouse to ...

Crypto investors William Duplessie and John Woeltz ask for bail Wednesday. They're accused of kidnapping and torturing a ...

Two men accused of torturing an Italian national in a Manhattan townhouse over crypto access granted $1 million bail each.

At a “frat house with essentially unlimited funds,” drug-fueled orgies and hazing rituals were all part of the lifestyle, defense attorneys said.

Two men accused of kidnapping and torturing a Bitcoin trader were granted $1 million bail each, despite facing life sentences. Defense claims the alleged victim wasn’t held against his will, citing ...