Bitcoin Investor Charged with Kidnapping and Torturing Italian Tourist for Weeks

A U.S. cryptocurrency investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and brutally torturing an Italian man in Manhattan for weeks, all to gain access to his Bitcoin wallet. The suspect, John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on multiple charges following the harrowing incident that authorities say involved torture, threats, and a prolonged attempt to force the victim into revealing his cryptocurrency password.