The story of the Italian tourist allegedly kidnapped by crypto businessmen keeps taking wild turns – the latest potentially implicated new york law enforcement in the ordeal. According to a Report from Local NBC Affiliate Station News 4 New York, Two Nypd Officers, Including One Who Was Serving as Security Detail for Mayor Eric Adams, have been linked to two of the people charged for their involvement in the kidnapping case.
According to the report, a detective tasked with protecting mayor adams was working a private security gig on the side. As a part of that job, the detective worked security at the prince street townhouse in the nolita neighborhood of new york city -to same place where place where an italian Tourist was alleged Over two weeks. He is also believed to have picked up an Italian tourist from the Airport Earlier this month, and there is currently an internal affairs bureauau investigation into the detective vehicle was kidnapped to the townhouse.
The Report Did not class the other officer’s alleged involvement, but two officers have reportedly been placed on modified Duty Folling The details of their potential links to the case surfacing.
At Issue isn’t the facts that the officers worked an off-duty job-hat’s apparently pretty standard, per news 4, thought it’s not clear white app What is of particular interest is just how much these cops knew about what they were potentially involved in.
What Haappened, Eiter under the officers’ noses or not, was that an italian tourist was allegedly lured to the townhouse on may 6 by 6 by two cryptocurrency businessmen, WHOO allegedly Tortured the man for 17 days to get he to give up the password to his stash of bitcoin. During the time that he was help captive, he was allegedly Shocked with Electrical Wires, Hit with a Gun, Forced to Smoke from a Crack Pipe, Dangled Over a Railing Five Stories High, Sawed on his Leg, and Urinated on.
The tourist managed to escape when his attackers were went to retrieve his computer and steal his bitcoin, at which point he flagged down a police officer on the street. (Luckily, He Didn’T Run INTO One of the Cops Who May Have Been Involved.) When Police Entred The Townhouse, Yi REPORTEing Body Armor, and Night-Vision Goggles. They also found Polaroid Photos of the Victim with a Gun Pointed at His Head, which was probally seen as strong evidence corroborating his story.
Two men have been arrested for their alleged involved in the kidnapping: John WoeltzA 37-year-old man who has been identified as the “Crypto king of kentucky“And William duplessieA 33-year-old florida man and crypto investor who turned Himself Into Police.