John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- have since been indicted by a grand jury on a dozen counts, including kidnapping, assault and coercion.

The alleged victim was taken to the hospital, police said. Crypto entrepreneur John Woeltz is shown during a perp walk after being arrested on May 23, 2025, in New York. WABC ...

A man known as the "crypto king of Kentucky" is being charged with the kidnapping and torture of a business partner in New York City. This is according to WLWT news affiliate NBC News New York ...

In a separate case in France, police have arrested more than 20 people following a number of kidnapping plots targeting crypto entrepreneurs and their families.

A crypto entrepreneur was pulled from a Nolita townhouse after an Italian man alerted authorities Friday morning that he had just escaped the residence where he endured weeks of torture, police said.

A crypto entrepreneur was arrested Friday after a tourist from Italy told police he was tortured in the suspect's luxury apartment in New York City for more than two weeks, according to police.

A man known as the "crypto king of Kentucky" is being charged with the kidnapping and torture of a business partner in New York City.This is according to WLWT news affiliate NBC News New York.John ...

John Woeltz, crypto entrepreneur, was arrested for allegedly torturing a man in a SoHo, NYC apartment for weeks, police said. Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.

John Woeltz, crypto entrepreneur, was arrested for allegedly torturing a man in a SoHo, NYC apartment for weeks, police said. Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.

John Woeltz, crypto entrepreneur, was arrested for allegedly torturing a man in a SoHo, NYC apartment for weeks, police said. Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.

A crypto entrepreneur is being questioned Friday for allegedly torturing a man in his luxury apartment in New York City for more than two weeks, according to police. The alleged victim, 28, told ...

John Woeltz, crypto entrepreneur, was arrested for allegedly torturing a man in a SoHo, NYC apartment for weeks, police said. Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.