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Crypto Debt and Greed Fuel Kidnap Plots From Florida to London
The post Crypto Debt and Greed Fuel Kidnap Plots From Florida to London appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The dark side of crypto surfaces occasionally, this time in the form of two disturbing kidnap-for-crypto schemes on opposite sides of the Atlantic. In South Florida, a man allegedly plotted the abduction and mutilation of an entire family over a $3 million debt. Meanwhile, in London, a Belgian barber was held hostage by a gang who mistakenly believed he was a crypto billionaire. Crypto Launderer Planned Kidnappings and Amputations The FBI alleges that 30-year-old Shlomo Akuka of Hallandale Beach, Florida, sought to enforce a $3 million cryptocurrency debt by hiring hitmen. The criminals would kidnap a Brazilian man, his fiancée, and their daughters, and mutilate them until the money was repaid. Against this backdrop, Akuka became the focus of an FBI sting targeting money laundering networks in Florida. He allegedly laundered nearly $200,000 in what he believed were drug proceeds through a series of crypto transactions using Tether (USDT) stablecoin. During multiple meetings with undercover informants posing as cocaine traffickers, Akuka reportedly took a 5% cut to convert cash into USDT. He also offered advice on laundering strategies, and asked if they “needed more clients to sell flour,” using slang for cocaine. However, in a meeting on July 17, things took a far darker turn. Akuka allegedly detailed his plan to kidnap a debtor and his family. Based on the report, he had already placed a GPS tracker on the fiancée’s car. According to the FBI, he said the daughter’s hands “should be cut off” until the $3 million was paid. In a subsequent meeting on July 23, Akuka reiterated the plan to the two undercover agents. Reportedly, he offered them $10,000 upfront to carry out the kidnappings and finger amputations. That meeting would be his last. He was arrested the following day and remains in custody before his court…
The post Crypto Debt and Greed Fuel Kidnap Plots From Florida to London appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
The dark side of crypto surfaces occasionally, this time in the form of two disturbing kidnap-for-crypto schemes on opposite sides of the Atlantic. In South Florida, a man allegedly plotted the abduction and mutilation of an entire family over a $3 million debt. Meanwhile, in London, a Belgian barber was held hostage by a gang who mistakenly believed he was a crypto billionaire. Crypto Launderer Planned Kidnappings and Amputations The FBI alleges that 30-year-old Shlomo Akuka of Hallandale Beach, Florida, sought to enforce a $3 million cryptocurrency debt by hiring hitmen. The criminals would kidnap a Brazilian man, his fiancée, and their daughters, and mutilate them until the money was repaid. Against this backdrop, Akuka became the focus of an FBI sting targeting money laundering networks in Florida. He allegedly laundered nearly $200,000 in what he believed were drug proceeds through a series of crypto transactions using Tether (USDT) stablecoin. During multiple meetings with undercover informants posing as cocaine traffickers, Akuka reportedly took a 5% cut to convert cash into USDT. He also offered advice on laundering strategies, and asked if they “needed more clients to sell flour,” using slang for cocaine. However, in a meeting on July 17, things took a far darker turn. Akuka allegedly detailed his plan to kidnap a debtor and his family. Based on the report, he had already placed a GPS tracker on the fiancée’s car. According to the FBI, he said the daughter’s hands “should be cut off” until the $3 million was paid. In a subsequent meeting on July 23, Akuka reiterated the plan to the two undercover agents. Reportedly, he offered them $10,000 upfront to carry out the kidnappings and finger amputations. That meeting would be his last. He was arrested the following day and remains in custody before his court…
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