NYPD Investigates Officers' Involvement in Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Cases
TL;DR
A NYPD detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams' security detail is being investigated after allegedly delivering a kidnapping victim involved in a crypto-related torture plot to his tormentors, raising questions about his awareness and role in the crimes, which involved hostage-taking and violence to obtain a Bitcoin password.
- Detective assigned to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail allegedly dropped off victim in crypto kidnapping case, sources say CNN
- 2nd suspect surrenders in NYC ‘crypto king' townhouse torture case NBC New York
- 2 NYPD detectives on leave in connection with SoHo crypto torture case in NYC ABC7 New York
- Police Investigate Detectives Who Worked at House in Crypto Torture Case The New York Times
- NYPD places officers on modified duty amid SoHo crypto kidnapping investigation Gothamist
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