Crypto Abduction Plot in NYC: Two Figures Arrested, NYPD Under Scrutiny

Two prominent figures in the cryptocurrency world, John Woeltz and William Duplessie, have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man to gain access to his Bitcoin wallet. The victim, Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, was lured back to New York under false pretenses of retrieving his stolen crypto. Instead, he endured a brutal 17-day captivity marked by beatings, electric shocks, and threats at gunpoint inside a luxury Manhattan townhouse. The case is turning into one of the most bizarre criminal stories in recent NYC history as it intertwines with the world of high-net-worth individuals and crypto scams.