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fromABC7 San Francisco
2 hours ago

2 men accused of stealing $6.5M in cryptocurrency in Bay Area and Los Angeles appear in SF court

Two Tennessee men face federal charges for armed home invasions targeting cryptocurrency accounts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

France is experiencing wave of crypto assault One involved an influencer's father doused with gasoline | Fortune

Five suspects arrested for kidnapping an influencer's father, dousing him in gasoline, and demanding cryptocurrency ransom near the French-Swiss border.
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills And Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted In Foiled Madrid Kidnapping

The victim had just left Lobito de Mar, the restaurant owned by chef Dani García, when three men forcibly removed him from the street, pepper-sprayed him, and threw him into a Ford Transit van. Several pedestrians and residents on nearby balconies immediately called authorities. Spanish National Police tracked the vehicle to Ronda de Toledo, about 15 minutes from the scene, and arrested two of the attackers.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. sheriff's deputy made $20K a month on crypto mogul's payroll. Now he'll do five years in prison

Former L.A. County sheriff's deputy Michael David Coberg received 63 months in prison for conspiring with cryptocurrency mogul Adam Iza to extort and falsely arrest rivals.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

Former LAPD Officer Convicted In $350,000 Bitcoin Kidnapping And Home Invasion

Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was convicted of kidnapping and bitcoin robbery after posing as a police officer to steal $350,000 in cryptocurrency from a teenager.
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fromArs Technica
9 months ago

Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office

A former UK cop was sentenced for stealing 50 bitcoins during an investigation into Silk Road, initially worth $80,000, now valued at nearly $6 million.
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