Second suspect arrested in alleged crypto torture scheme

Second suspect, William Duplessie, 32, has been arrested in connection with an alleged crypto torture scheme involving the kidnapping and assault of an Italian tourist in Manhattan. The victim was tortured for weeks in an attempt to steal his Bitcoin wallet password. The arrests were made after the victim managed to escape the upscale Manhattan home where he was held captive. The suspects face charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment, among other crimes, in this disturbing case highlighting the dangers surrounding cryptocurrency.