A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC apartment

Two cryptocurrency investors were charged in May 2025 with kidnapping a man and holding him for weeks in a Manhattan townhouse, where authorities said he was beaten and threatened to force him to give up his Bitcoin password.

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The story so far

2 developments
  1. May 25, 2025A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC apartment
  2. May 27, 2025A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

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Last development · May 27, 2025 — A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

How each side is putting it

Left

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BostonLean Left· 490d ago· ran in 3 outlets

A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

Bangor Daily NewsLean Left· 490d ago· ran in 2 outlets

A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC apartment

Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· CNN, Seattle Times, +1 more
CNNLean Left· 492d ago

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Seattle TimesLean Left· 492d ago

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Bangor Daily NewsLean Left· 492d ago

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Center

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Ran by 3 outlets across the spectrum· WFMZ Allentown, KOB 4
WFMZ AllentownCenter· 490d ago

A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

KOB 4Center· 490d ago

A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC townhouse

The HillCenter· 490d ago

Second crypto investor charged in alleged kidnapping, torture for Bitcoin access

Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· Wfmy News 2, Local Memphis
Wfmy News 2Center· 492d ago

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Local MemphisCenter· 492d ago

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

Right

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Same wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.

MyNorthwestLean Right· 490d ago· ran in 2 outlets

A second crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in a posh NYC apartment

MyNorthwestLean Right· 492d ago· ran in 6 outlets

A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks

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