A 28 -year -old Italian claims that he was held captive and tortured him to steal his cryptocurrencies of his New York. The US big city police made two arrests while looking for a collaborator.
New York Police arrested a cryptocurrencies allegedly holding hostage and abusing a manin a luxurious Manhattan apartment, to force him to reveal his bitcoin password.
THE 37 -year -old John Weltz He was arrested on May 23 in southern Manhattan and is accused of abduction, gun possession, attack and captivity.
On the morning of the same day, a 28 -year -old coming from Italy approached a traveler in the southern Manhattan and claimed that he was a victim of abduction, that he was held captive since May 6 and beaten him until he managed to escape Wellz’s apartment.
After his arrest, Weltz was brought to a court where he was prosecuted, though he is innocent of all charges. For the same case A woman has been arrested, Biattris Falci, 24 years old.
The adventure of the 28 -year -old Italian
According to the indictment, unveiled by local media, the non -named victim arrived in the US from Italy on May 6.
On the same day, he went to the apartment he rented for $ 30,000 a month by Weltz, who came from Kentucky. There, Weltz and another man allegedly escaped, forcibly seized his passport and mobile phone and asked him for his bitcoin passwords.
When he refused, the two men began to torment him, which lasted two weeks: they tied his wrists, hit him with a rifle, threatened him by putting a gun on his face, driving him to the 5th floor of the building, telling him that they would throw him off the street, even that they would kill his relatives.
Many key elements of the case, reminiscent of thriller, still remain unclear. For example, Why did the victim met and Weltz In the last apartment in Soho.
The next hearing for this case is set for May 28.