Crypto investors William Duplessie and John Woeltz were granted home confinement. They're accused of torturing a bitcoin ...

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

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

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

The “crypto bros" who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire to obtain his Bitcoin password have been granted $1 million ...

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

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

Two men charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian crypto trader in New York to obtain his Bitcoin password have been ...

John Woeltz, 37, appears for arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court after he was arrested for allegedly holding an Italian tourist hostage in an apparent scheme to steal the man's cryptocurrency ...

John Woeltz appears in Manhattan Criminal Court Saturday. Woeltz was indicted by a grand jury on suspicion of kidnapping a business partner to steal his cryptocurrency, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Two cryptocurrency investors, 37-year-old John Woeltz and 33-year-old William Duplessie, have been charged with kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment in the case.