Teenagers Charged in $4 Million Cryptocurrency Heist

Three teenagers from Florida face serious charges after allegedly abducting a man in Las Vegas and stealing millions in cryptocurrency and NFTs following a cryptocurrency event. Court documents reveal the suspects, identified as Austin Fletcher (16) and Belal Ashraf (16), from Pasco County, Florida, along with an unidentified teen, were charged with robbery, kidnapping, and extortion. Following the alleged incident on November 2023, the victim contacted law enforcement and reported being kidnapped at gunpoint in Las Vegas before being transported to a remote desert location by the suspects. The suspect’s demands for passwords, threats to his family, and communication through speakerphone with an unidentified individual during the ordeal suggest a planned and violent crime.