Scheme to Take Torture Victim’s Crypto Went Back Months, Prosecutors Say

Two cryptocurrency investors met three times with the victim, a longtime friend, demanding his electronic devices and the passkey to an account worth millions of dollars.

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Police Investigate Detectives Who Worked at House in Crypto Torture Case

Roberto Cordero, who has also served on Mayor Eric Adams’s protection detail, and Raymond J. Low were placed on modified duty.

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Cryptocurrency Seems Futuristic. The Crimes Around It Are Not.

Mayor Eric Adams wants New York City to be “the crypto capital of the globe.” The torture of a man for his Bitcoin wallet surely isn’t what he had in mind.

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Another Arrest in Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case

The authorities said a man was held captive and tortured in a Manhattan townhouse for weeks by people seeking the password to his Bitcoin wallet.

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