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France Charges 25 People, Including 6 Minors, In Crypto Kidnaping Cases

The Investigation is Largely Focused on the Kidnaping Attempt of the Daughter and Grandson of the Ceo of Crypto Exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

The Investigation is Largely Focused on the Kidnaping Attempt of the Daughter and Grandson of the Ceo of Crypto Exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat. Jun 3, 2025, 5:40 pm

French Authorities have charged 25 people, including six minors, for their roles in a spate of crypto kidnapings in paris, with the majoority of the suspects confections. Crypto Exchange Ceo’s Family, Paris’s Public ProseCutor’s Office Said, Le Monde Reported Sathoday.

The investigation is focused on the kidnaping attempt of the Daughter and Grandson of the Ceo of Crypto Exchange Paymum, Pierre Noizat, that Occurred on May 13, the Report.

The probe also loked at other Unsuccessful kidnaping attempts, including an earlier attempt on no noizat’s family members, plus an aterta Monoda nesit. thwarted.

The Arrests Follow a Spate of High-Profile Crypto Kidnapps that have plagued france this year.

In May the Father of a French Crypto Millionaire Was Kidnapped, The BBC Reported. At the start of the year david BALLARD, A CO-FOUNDER OF Crypto-Wallet Developer Ledger Was Kidnapped Alongside His Wife. Both of the Men Had A Finger Severed, with Videos of the Appendage used to Extract A Ransom.

Following the recent Kidnappings France’s Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau Hosted a Meeting with Crypto Stakeholders in May to Discusses Measures to Keep Them Secure.

The Suspects Involved in the May 13 Case Were Between the Ages of 16 and 23 Years; Six of them Were Minors, The Le Monde Report Said. They Were MOSTLY BORN IN France While Three Individuals Were from Senegal, Angola and Russia, The Report Cited ProseCutors as Saying.

This Case Is Characterized by “Very Young Profiles, Lured by Money and Ten Caunga Up in A Sity That Is Beyond Them,” Observed Lawyer Ambroise Viene-Peling Nantes Part of the Case, The Report Said.

A Source Familiar with The Investigation Told Coindesk that the Suspections Are Believed to Be Locally $ 10,000.

Eightente people in pre-traial detention, Three have requated a Deferred Hearing while Under Judicial Supervision, The PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SAID.

Thought France Has Been The Epicenter of Crypto Kidnapings, Similar Crimes Are On the Rise Across The Globe, Including Recent Several Cases in The Us

Coindesk Reached Out to Paris’s Prosecution Office for A Comment.

Read More: Suspects in Manhattan Crypto Kidnaping, Torture Case Plead not Guilty as Investigation Widens

Cheyenne Ligon Contributed Reporting.

Camomile Shumba

Camomile Shumba is a Coindesk Regulatory Reporter Based in the UK. Previously, Shumba Interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, The BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba Studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics As A Combined Degree at The University of East Anglia Before Doing A Postgraduate Degree in Multimedia Journalism. While She Did Her Undergraduate Degree She Had An Award-Winning Radio Show on Making A Different. She does not currently Hold Value in any digital currencies or projects.

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