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Another white-collar crypto investor has been arrested in connection with a violent criminal case involving an Italian crypto millionaire. Last week, 28-year-old Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan reportedly escaped from a luxurious apartment in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. He informed a traffic agent of his imprisonment and torture at the location over approximately two weeks. Carturan described an ordeal resembling a horror movie: he claimed to have been confined in a 17-room townhouse, bound with electrical tape, struck with a pistol, shocked with a taser while his feet were in water, and threatened with a chainsaw. He also alleged that his captors dangled him off the building’s roof. According to police sources, Carturan’s account is largely corroborated by Polaroid images of the crimes found at the scene. The apparent motive was to obtain the key to his crypto account, valued at several million dollars, as noted in a criminal complaint.
This week, 33-year-old William Duplessie from Florida surrendered to police for his alleged involvement in the violent incident, as reported by the New York Times. Described as a crypto investor, Duplessie’s arrest follows that of 37-year-old John Woeltz, who was taken into custody last week for his alleged role in Carturan’s kidnapping and torture. Woeltz, also a crypto investor from Kentucky, was reportedly renting the $30,000-a-month apartment where the incident is alleged to have occurred.
A 24-year-old woman, Beatrice Folchi, was also arrested last week on charges of kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. However, she was released after the Manhattan DA’s Office declined to prosecute pending further investigation, according to the New York Post. Folchi was later seen in New York, denying any arrest. Her exact connection to Woeltz and Duplessie remains unclear; she has been variously described as an actress, a marketing specialist, and Woeltz’s assistant.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch stated that Duplessie would be charged, along with Mr. Woeltz, with kidnapping and false imprisonment of an associate.
A surge in violent crime has impacted the crypto community over the past year. High-profile HODLers have been targeted in kidnappings, assaults, and murders, as criminal groups see opportunities in the offline holdings of crypto investors.
