The New York Police Department has reportedly placed two officers on modified duties after accusing the pair of linked to a local town where a crypto businessman is said to have been kidnapped and tortured before fleeing.
NYPD Detective Roberto Cordero, who serves on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, is said to have picked up the alleged victim, Michael Valentino theopheto Carturan, from the airport and driven him to the townhouse, the New York Times reported On May 29, two city officials were cited with knowledge of this matter.
The Times reported that Lamb and NYPD detective Raymond J. Low, who was investigating narcotic cases in Manhattan, also issued security at Soho Townhouse where Carturan claimed he had escaped.
Both are placed in modified duties during an investigation.
ABC11 reported That one of the detectives was working out of duty when he allegedly drove Carturan to the townhouse while the other was paid by one of the suspects to provide security services.
“We were disturbed by these allegations, and once we noticed, the officers were placed on a modified duty,” Mayor Adams’ office said in a statement on ABC11.
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NYPD officials are not allowed to work for private security companies without the department’s approval, and the NYPD’s internal division conducts an investigation, ABC11 said.
John Woeltz and William’s suffering Sailed kidnapping and torture Carturan, who said he escaped from the five-story Manhattan Townhouse on May 22-in the day he said he had told him his “day of death.”
The pair is accused of holding the captive of Carturan for 17 days as part of an attempt to insist on him in revealing his The phrase of the crypto wallet. NBC New York reported on May 26 and Carturan Estimated net value of nearly $ 30 million.
Woeltz is known by some as Kentucky’s “Crypto King”, while Duplessie, a Swiss national, is a Crypto-focused firm co-focus PANGEA BLOCKCHAIN FUND.
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Police said Carturan was tied to electrical cords and electricity. His feet were also removed while sinking into the water, and an electric chainaw was held on his feet, with a threat to cut it off.
Woeltz accused, twelve -two complaints against NY cops
A Grand Jury also confirmed Woeltz on May 29, and the judge rejected his bail request, the Associated Press reported.
Woeltz’s lawyer Wayne Gosnell, not successfully argued for his client’s release in a $ 2 million bond, citing Woeltz’s lack of a Criminal Record, Philosophy degree and professional achievements.
Duplessie is waiting for her to accuse her.
Cordero, a 20-year NYPD veteran, became the subject of four civilian complaints, along with the two for abuse of authority. One of the leds of disciplinary action in January 2009, According to to the NYPD member of the civilian complaint service service.
He was also accused of using excessive physical force in an incident in November 2014, but the investigation was stuck after the complaint stopped.
Low has nine Complaints Filed against him, including allegations of excessive force restricting breathing, using a chokehold, and giving the wrong official statement.
Although Low is not facing disciplinary action, he is currently awaiting a decision related to restrained breathing complaints and false statements, which both come from an incident in November 2023.
The last complaint filed against Low was made in January 2024.
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