SoHo crypto investor accused in kidnapping plot to steal Bitcoin
A cryptocurrency investor in SoHo allegedly kidnapped and tortured a man over the course of more than two weeks in an attempt to steal his Bitcoin, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
John Woeltz, 37, was arrested Friday after his 28-year-old victim escaped from Woeltz’s Prince Street home and told an NYPD traffic agent he had been kidnapped, an NYPD spokesperson said.
An attorney for Woeltz declined to comment Saturday.
The victim told investigators that the ordeal started on May 6th when he went to the house to meet with Woeltz and another man, according to a criminal complaint.
Woeltz and the other man, who was not identified in court papers, then took the victim’s electronics and passport and demanded he turn…
