NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury ... John Woeltz, 37, has been jailed since his arrest Friday outside the luxury rental, where an Italian national told police he was severely beaten, drugged, ...

A cryptocurrency dispute led to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man in a luxury New York City townhouse for over two weeks, according to police. Two men -- John Woeltz, 37, and ...

Police in New York City have charged a man in a bizarre case that involves bitcoin and allegations of torture. Authorities arrested John Woeltz, described as a 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor ...

John Woeltz rented the Prince Street townhouse in Nolita where the alleged kidnapping and torture took place. An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and ...

New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York, who was charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for several weeks in an upscale ...

Lawyers for John Woeltz, charged in the crypto kidnapping case, raised questions about the timing of his arrest and evidence discovery during a court hearing. Authorities say Woeltz and his ...

New York police believe John Woeltz, "crypto king of Kentucky," was involved in an NYC kidnapping of a tourist to get his Bitcoin password.

New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York. Kava Gorna via AP. Authorities said the pair lured the victim into an eight-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Soho ...

NEW YORK -- A cryptocurrency dispute led to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man in a luxury New York City townhouse for over two weeks, according to police. Two men -- John Woeltz ...