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Inside, the victim was allegedly hung over a roof ledge, shocked with electrical wires, and menaced with a chainsaw. Officers later recovered Polaroid photos of the assaults along with firearms and narcotics.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --------------------------------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h3>Timeline of terror<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6 May 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Victim arrives from Italy, passport seized.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6\u201323 May 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Seventeen-day captivity marked by escalating violence and threats to the victim\u2019s family.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>23 May 2025<\/strong> &#8211; The Victim escapes while the suspects search for his laptop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>24 May 2025<\/strong> &#8211; First suspect, John Woeltz, 37, arrested and arraigned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>27 May 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Duplessie walks into an NYPD precinct and is charged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --------------------------------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h3>Who are Woeltz and Duplessie?<\/h3>\n<p>Woeltz, a self-styled \u201ccrypto king\u201d from Kentucky, and Duplessie, his long-time business partner, are believed to have courted high-net-worth investors through a string of blockchain start-ups. Prosecutors argue both men are flight risks, citing offshore assets and Swiss business ties. Bail has been denied.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --------------------------------------------------- --><\/p>\n<p>Security analysts warn that the SoHo case exemplifies a pivot from digital theft to what industry insiders call \u201cwrench attacks\u201d, brute-force, real-world coercion for private keys. The FBI estimates <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fbi-reports-9-3-billion-in-crypto-scams-as-elderly-hit-hardest\/\">$9.3 billion in crypto-linked losses<\/a> last year in the US, with a growing share tied to kidnappings and home invasions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --------------------------------------------------- --><\/p>\n<p>Only days earlier, French police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/clyz4rkxrwxo\">arrested<\/a> more than 20 suspects in separate plots targeting crypto entrepreneurs in Nantes and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/france-ramps-up-efforts-to-tackle-rising-crypto-kidnappings-after-failed-attempt-goes-viral\/\">Paris<\/a>. Investigators say the schemes relied on the same playbook: kidnap, terrorise, demand wallet credentials.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --------------------------------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h2>What happens next?<\/h2>\n<p>The Manhattan District Attorney is expected to present the case to a grand jury. Meanwhile, civil attorneys predict a flurry of litigation against short-term rental platforms and a fresh push for insurance products that pair cyber policies with personal-security coverage.<\/p>\n<p>For crypto investors, the lesson is blunt. Hardware wallets and multi-signature protocols protect against online hackers, but real-world privacy, from travel plans to rental addresses, may now be the difference between digital fortune and physical danger from &#8216;wrench attacks.'<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Italian tourist\u2019s barefoot dash onto a SoHo sidewalk has cracked open one of the most violent crypto-ransom plots ever seen in New York City. 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