25-year-old California crypto businessman Adam Iza (nickname "Godfather") pleaded guilty on June 1st, admitting to orchestrating a kidnapping attempt targeting a Connecticut couple, aiming to extort approximately 245 million USD using 4,100 BTC allegedly stolen by his son. U.S. prosecutors are requesting a minimum sentence of 14 years at sentencing on August 12th. Reports state that Iza also admitted to wire fraud, tax evasion, and hiring off-duty officers for illegal surveillance and extortion in another California case, with prosecutors seeking a 35-year sentence in that case. (Cryptopolitan)

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OldBlackVelvetKey
· 2h ago
4100 BTC not yet in hand, starting from 2014 with heavy losses
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ContrarianIndicatorBonsai
· 2h ago
The 245 million BTC kidnapping case, this script is more outrageous than Netflix.
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GateUser-cbb8cdf5
· 2h ago
Pleading guilty for reduced sentence? Combined, the two cases could be 50 years, hilarious.
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GateUser-6bc62511
· 2h ago
Committing crimes across states from California to Connecticut, the FBI has made an arrest.
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WickHunter
· 2h ago
Son steals coins, dad takes the blame? This family relationship is a bit complicated
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GateUser-f49a50d4
· 2h ago
Nicknamed the Godfather, but ended up giving the prosecutor a record of achievements.
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CoconutWaterChillSquad
· 2h ago
At just 25 years old, he's already in prison; the Crypto godfather has directly become cellmates.
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