Accused crypto-kidnapper held without bail during Saturday court appearance
The Kentucky-based cryptocurrency investor accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian businessman in a sadistic attempt to extort his Bitcoin password was ordered held without bail Saturday by a Manhattan judge.
John Woeltz faces charges of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, second-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in the chilling alleged two-week imprisonment in Soho.
The Manhattan Criminal Court judge granted the Manhattan District Attorney’s office request to hold Woeltz, 37, without bail….
