Woeltz and Duplessie have remained in custody since their arrest in May. They both pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges, ...

At a “frat house with essentially unlimited funds,” drug-fueled orgies and hazing rituals were all part of the lifestyle, defense attorneys said.

The crypto bros accused of torturing an Italian millionaire for his Bitcoin password were granted $1 million bail each ...

The “crypto bros" who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire to obtain his Bitcoin password have been granted $1 million ...

NEW YORK -- The two men charged in an alleged kidnapping and torture case in SoHo have pleaded not guilty to charges against them on Wednesday. John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 32, who ...

She did not elaborate. PHOTO: John Woeltz and William Duplessie appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on cryptocurrency-related kidnapping charges, in New York, June 11, 2025. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) ...

According to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan criminal court, an unnamed man told New York City police that Woeltz and another man, William Duplessie, on May 6 took his electronic devices ...

PADUCAH, Ky. (WCBS/WPSD/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — The man accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man for 17 days in New York has ties to a case in Kentucky.

Two men accused of torturing an Italian national in a Manhattan townhouse over crypto access granted $1 million bail each.

Prosecutors have said Woeltz and Duplessie lured the alleged victim -- a 28-year-old man who is not identified in the indictment -- to New York by allegedly threatening to have his family killed.