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The authorities in Chicago have charged six men in relation to the kidnapping of October 2024 of a family and their nannyduring which the victims were forced to transfer millions in cryptocurrency.
The incidentdetailed in an affidavit of the FBI, began when the The suspects pretended to have damaged the garage door of the victims. Once inside, they He used firearms to take control and forced the victims to a truck.
The family was the first Taken to an Airbnb rental for one night before being transferred to another place the next day.
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For five days, supposedly kidnappers threatened and forced them to transfer $ 15 million in Bitcoin
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$ 96,265.66
During his captivity, one of the victims He managed to send a message to his father through Wechatalert it to the situation. They were finally Launched on November 1, 2024.
The researchers gathered evidence of surveillance cameras, cryptocurrency wallets and vehicles used in crime. They DNA samples obtained from a Chrysler Pacifica rented by one of the suspects, Zehuan Wei.
Wei was Arrested on January 17 When he tried to return to the United States from Mexico. The other suspects—Fan Zhang, Huajing Yan, Shengnan Jiang, Shiqiang Lian and Ye Coo–remain in general. It is believed that some fled to China after Wei arrest.
Meanwhile, an encryption corridor based in the United Kingdom escaped from the kidnappers in Spain, but suffered serious injuries. What happened? Read the full story.
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