New York crypto investor charged with kidnapping Italian tourist for bitcoin ransom

NEW YORK — A 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an attempt to extort access to his bitcoinNEW YORK — A 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an attempt to extort access to his bitcoin