A man suspected of helping to kidnap and torture an investor in Italy’s cryptocurrency in a Manhattan Townhouse surrendered to the New York City police.
William Duplessie turned to himself on Tuesday after officers described as negotiation days with the authorities, the The New York Times report.
He was the third suspect in a alleged plot to pick up the keys to a Bitcoin purse belonging to Michael Valentino Teofrato Carturan, an associate of crypto funds saying he was It has been taken captive and abused for almost three weeks.
The suffering began on May 6, when Carturan arrived in a 17-bedroom town on Prince Street in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan. He is set to reunite with former funding partner John Woeltz, who, along with another associate Beatrice Folchi, allegedly seized.
Police said the group attempted to force Carturan to surrender to accessing his crypto holders, reportedly worth millions, through physical threats and psychological abuse.
According to law enforcement, Carturan was attacked, suspended from the top floor of a five -story building, and held at the gunpoint. He was able to escape and alert the authorities almost three weeks later.
The New York City Police Department’s case has drawn attention for cruelty and connection to a growing trend of physical attacks on crypto users.
In France, Paymium CEO’s daughter and grandson Pierre Noizat has recently targeted a failed kidnapping attempt captured in the video. Earlier in the same city, a father of a Millionaire of Crypto was abducted And there was a finger that was cut before rescuing.
Another incident David Balland, co-founder of hardware wallet maker Ledger, was seen, and his wife was kidnapped from their home. Authorities later rescued the couple and took the payment of the ransom.
While Folchi since released and postponed his persecution, Woeltz was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. Both woeltz and duplessie face kidnapping, attacking and illegal gun ownership.
A lawyer representing Woeltz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
