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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 hour ago

Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills And Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted In Foiled Madrid Kidnapping

The victim had just left Lobito de Mar, the restaurant owned by chef Dani García, when three men forcibly removed him from the street, pepper-sprayed him, and threw him into a Ford Transit van. Several pedestrians and residents on nearby balconies immediately called authorities. Spanish National Police tracked the vehicle to Ronda de Toledo, about 15 minutes from the scene, and arrested two of the attackers.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

L.A. sheriff's deputy made $20K a month on crypto mogul's payroll. Now he'll do five years in prison

Former L.A. County sheriff's deputy Michael David Coberg received 63 months in prison for conspiring with cryptocurrency mogul Adam Iza to extort and falsely arrest rivals.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
2 weeks ago

Former LAPD Officer Convicted In $350,000 Bitcoin Kidnapping And Home Invasion

Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was convicted of kidnapping and bitcoin robbery after posing as a police officer to steal $350,000 in cryptocurrency from a teenager.
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fromArs Technica
8 months ago

Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office

A former UK cop was sentenced for stealing 50 bitcoins during an investigation into Silk Road, initially worth $80,000, now valued at nearly $6 million.
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