The second suspect was arrested in the Bitcoin torture plan in New York City
The second suspect was arrested on charges of kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist at the house of a sophisticated week for weeks in an attempt to steal an encrypted currency.
William Dublisi, 32, handed over to the authorities on Tuesday after his alleged partner was arrested last week.
Their alleged victims told the police that he was suspended from the edge of the roof, was shocked by electric wires and attacked with a saw while the attackers demanded that he reveal the Bitcoin password.
Both suspects are accused of kidnapping with the intention of collecting ransom, abuse, illegal imprisonment and other crimes.
The arrests came after the victim managed to escape from a house in Soho, one of the richest neighborhoods in New York, where he was tortured and associated for about three weeks.
According to the police, Mr. Duplessie is the commercial partner of John and Wallz, 37, Which was arrested on Friday.
Mr. Woeltz is an investor of encryption from Kentucky and renting the Soho house, where the attacks occurred for between 30,000 dollars (22,000 pounds) and $ 40,000 per month, according to his BBC partner.
The police also arrested another woman on Friday, but the prosecutors refused to charge against her.
The alleged victim told the police that he came to New York from Italy on May 6, and that upon his arrival at the suspect’s house, Mr. Walkz took his passport and claimed that he detained him until he fled on Friday morning.
The victim, who was not publicly called, was able to escape from the house on Friday, according to the prosecutors.
He was reported to the police attack, and he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
Police says he had a weapon that pointed to his head, hit the pistol, and had threats to his family while his attackers demanded that he reveal the word of his passage.
Police says that one of the police search operations for the house discovered many Polaroid photos of the victim who is linked and tortured, as well as firearms and drugs at the luxury home.
In a separate case in France, The police arrested more than 20 people After a number of kidnappings targeting encrypted entrepreneurs and their families.
The authorities said that the arrests were related to the investigations in an attempt to kidnap a modern in Nantes and an attempt to kidnap a woman and a child in Paris in May.