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Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report

DIGIT — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:27:30 +0000

An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers.

Crypto founder paid LA cops to extort victim for crypto, FBI alleges

DIGIT — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:59:22 +0000

Adam Iza, the founder of the crypto trading platform Zort, allegedly paid Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies for information that he used to blackmail a target he intended to rob.

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US Sentences 12 in $3.5 Million Cryptocurrency Heist Involving Violent Home Invasions

DIGIT — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:30:04 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sentenced 12 individuals for a series of violent home invasions aimed at stealing over $3.5 million in cryptocurrency. The group’s leader received 47 years in prison, while his accomplice was sentenced to 20 years. “The victims were held at gunpoint in their home,” the DOJ stated, adding that […]

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Crypto firm’s CEO resigns after being robbed of company funds at gunpoint

DIGIT — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:31:27 +0000

Revelo Intel’s now-former CEO Nick Drakon believes the robbery may have been an inside job and is working with local authorities on the matter.

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Scottish Court Sets Precedent With Crypto-to-Cash Confiscation

DIGIT — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:30:11 +0000

Prosecutors in Scotland have made legal history by converting cryptocurrency into cash under proceeds of crime legislation. John Ross Rennie, 29, has been ordered to hand over £109,601 after his BTC holdings were linked to criminal activity. The case initially proposed a settlement entirely in cryptocurrency, but Judge Lady Ross sought legal clarification on whether […]

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Home invaders used machete, Toblerone to rob man of Bitcoin

DIGIT — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 03:10:57 +0000

For the first time ever, a Scottish court seized Bitcoin from the “technical brains” behind a robbery where a woman was beaten with a Toblerone.

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4 suspects forced a Bitcoiner to transfer BTC before killing him, police say

DIGIT — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:11:38 +0000

Kyiv Police and the nation’s special police unit have arrested and detained four suspects believed to be responsible for the foreign national’s murder.

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Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

DIGIT — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:30:21 +0000

Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. In addition, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced. Robbers Get Prison Sentence for Cryptocurrency Theft in Russia A court in the Russian […]

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Masked Men Rob Large Crypto Mining Farm Near Moscow

DIGIT — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:30:06 +0000

Armed robbers have plundered a large crypto mining facility not far from the Russian capital, local media reported. The unidentified perpetrators stole dozens of video cards in the latest incident involving theft of coin minting hardware, which has been on the rise in Russia. Unknown Attackers Steal Mining Equipment From Crypto Farm in Russia A […]

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Armed Criminals Who Posed as Bitcoin Buyers Stole Over $5K From a 26-Year-Old Man in Argentina

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 06:30:16 +0000

In-person crypto robberies are becoming a global issue lately for the authorities, and this time, Argentina is the place of the latest case reported. In Mendoza, an unnamed man was assaulted by two criminals who posed as bitcoin buyers. Identities of the Robbers Are Still Unknown According to Mendo Voz, the 26-years-old man, identified by […]

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