{"id":671315,"date":"2025-05-25T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-investor-charged-with-kidnapping-torturing-an-italian-for-passwords\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:30:30","slug":"crypto-investor-charged-with-kidnapping-torturing-an-italian-for-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-investor-charged-with-kidnapping-torturing-an-italian-for-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing an Italian for passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MzA4N2YtNTE2Zi03MGI1LThlNGItN2ZmZmEzMjU4ODQ5.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>A crypto investor in Manhattan is accused of holding an Italian man captive for weeks, allegedly torturing him for access to Bitcoin wallet credentials.<\/p>\n<p><p>A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on Saturday in Manhattan criminal court following his arrest on Friday. He stands accused of holding a 28-year-old Italian man captive for weeks inside a luxury townhouse in Soho, reportedly rented for $30,000 per month.<\/p>\n<p>According to police reports <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/24\/nyregion\/crypto-investor-torture-italian-tourist.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share\" title=\"null\">cited<\/a> by The New York Times, the victim arrived in the US on May 6 and was allegedly abducted by Woeltz and an accomplice.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. 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