Crypto king has court hearing in NYC torture case
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John Woeltz, 37, and his alleged accomplice, William Duplessie, 33, started frequenting the NYC nightclub, The Box.
The duo was spotted there on multiple nights in a row, reportedly spending between $80,000 and $100,000 during each visit.
John Woeltz made headlines on Friday following his arrest in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a man in a bid to get access to his Bitcoin password. Prior to that, the 37-year-old Woeltz once held a very different reputation as a rising star in the crypto world.
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Daily Voice on MSNWilliam Duplessie, John Woeltz Charged In Bitcoin KidnappingAt one point, they threatened to kill the man and his family if he didn’t give up access to his crytpo, according to prosecutors.On Friday, May 23, the victim finally managed to escape and was seen on surveillance footage running shoeless down a Manhattan street begging for help before flagging down an NYPD officer,
Woeltz's supposed assistant, Beatrice Folchi, 24, was also taken into custody in relation to the crime and faces one count of first-degree kidnapping and one count of first-degree unlawful imprisonment.
The second suspect in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian bitcoin dealer inside a SoHo townhouse was seen scowling as he was remanded without bail in court Tuesday night.
The tortured and wounded victim escaped John Woeltz's house of horrors in an ordeal authorities described as “The Wolf of Wall Street” meets “American Psycho."