“Seven members of the British gang that were abducted, tortured and demanded cryptocurrency to the investor were sentenced to 20 years in prison. About it reports Warrington Guardian. The victim has repeatedly attacked and transferred £ 100,000 in digital assets in a few months. Convicted gang participants: Scott Armstrong, Carl Johnson, Luke Johnson, Jonathan Newns, Kein Godff, David Vida and Gary Edwards (clockwise). Source: Warrington […]”, – WRITE: Businessua.com.ua
Seven members of the British gang that were abducted, tortured and demanded cryptocurrency to the investor were sentenced to 20 years in prison. About it reports Warrington Guardian.
The victim has repeatedly attacked and transferred £ 100,000 in digital assets in a few months.
Convicted gang participants: Scott Armstrong, Carl Johnson, Luke Johnson, Jonathan Newns, Kein Godff, David Vida and Gary Edwards (clockwise). Source: Warrington Guardian.
For the first time, the investor was attacked in January 2023 at home, when he was forced to give away part of the amount. The same month, the extorters returned, taking away even more money.
In October, the man was taken to the premises in the suburbs of Vorrington, unlawfully depriving his liberty to receive another payment. In just a few days he was abducted again, threatening murder.
The last incident occurred in November – the criminals imprisoned the investor at the same address in Kadisha. Neighbors called the police, suspecting unlawful behavior.
Law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene revealed a victim with the traces of torture, as well as evidence, including weapons, physical influence, documents and personal items of theft. The analysis of telephone negotiations showed that the criminals were actively in contact with each other from the first visit to the investor.
The court condemned the most active members of the gang – News and Wick – up to 20 years in prison. The rest received a shorter time – from 13.5 years to at least three. The total sentence for seven was 76 years.
Binance founder Chanpen Chejao drew attention to this criminal case. The entrepreneur criticized journalists for deceptive headings, but emphasized the severity of the crime and advised investors to comply with safety.
Kinda Wish The Journalists Could DO BETTER THESE TITLES. The Maximum Sennce for Any One Person Was 20 Years. 7 Gang Members Added Up To 76 Years in Total.
The Robbery/Kidnap/Torture Happened Over Multiple Months in UK.
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– cz 🔶 bnb (@cz_binance) January 31, 2025
In Indonesia, the Russians abducted cryptocurrency in UkrainianBali police are investigating the abduction and robbery of a citizen of Ukraine with a gang of nine Russians. The suspects were probably stolen from his cryptocurrency account for $ 214 429, Jakarta Globe reports.
On January 15, Igor Yermakov and his driver went to BMW when they were ambushed. The car was blocked, and four armed men in the masks were sacrificed to the villa in Bandung County.
There, the Ukrainian took a mobile phone, beat and forced to transfer digital currencies to two specified addresses.
We will remind that in November the citizen of Ukraine Vyacheslav Leibov became a victim of an armed attack on the island of Phuket in Thailand. The attackers demanded him 500,000 USDT, but agreed twice as much.
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