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

Two men accused of torturing an Italian national in a Manhattan townhouse over crypto access 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 ...

At a “frat house with essentially unlimited funds,” drug-fueled orgies and hazing rituals were all part of the lifestyle, defense attorneys said.

Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said he would release William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, of Kentucky, to home ...

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

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

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 ...

A man was Tasered on a Queens street by a group that then took him to a different location and continued to beat him, ...

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