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CASE 171  |  42 y/o man  |  January 16, 2024  |  Romania
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  171
  date                January 16, 2024
  original_date       January 16, 2024
  year                2024
  month               1
  quarter             2024-Q1
  victim              42 y/o man
  location            Cluj, Romania
  country             Romania
  scenario            Kidnapping
  description         Restaurant owner kidnapped, doused in diesel, force fed alcohol, has finger cut off, until he transferred $200K USD in crypto.
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               0
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        950,000 lei
  coin_type           crypto
  reports             RomaniaTV
  notes               tortured by three masked individuals in a hall on the outskirts of the city, finger cut off
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** 42 y/o man
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Kidnapping
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** 950,000 lei in crypto
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.romaniatv.net/afaceristul-din-cluj-care-sustine-ca-a-fost-torturat-pentru-parola-portofelului-cripto-era-de-fapt-beat-la-volan_8057741.html

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 172: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   RomaniaTV
  URL      https://www.romaniatv.net/afaceristul-din-cluj-care-sustine-ca-a-fost-torturat-pentru-parola-portofelului-cripto-era-de-fapt-beat-la-volan_8057741.html
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 172, column "Articles"
  Length   2,058 chars
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The businessman from Cluj who claims that he was tortured for the password of the crypto wallet was, in fact, drunk at the wheel
A Cluj-based businessman claimed on Wednesday that he had been kidnapped by several men and tortured to reveal to them the password from his cryptocurrency wallet. Filip Stan
18 Jan. 2024, 10:14
The man, the owner of a well-known restaurant in Cluj, was involved in a light road accident and the police later discovered that he had drunkenly got behind the wheel.
The machine indicated an alcohol level of 0.76.
He told the agents that he was sequestered in a hall and tortured. The assailants would have left him even without a finger. They would have wanted access to the businessman’s virtual wallet, where he would have cryptocurrencies of over 950,000 lei.
The man claims that he gave them the access code to release him. Police have found nothing on surveillance cameras in the area to confirm the man's words, but are still investigating.

Initially, the businessman made no complaints, but had to give explanations to the police after a road accident. It all came to light shortly before 6 a.m. when a police crew was directed to a car involved in a road event. When they reached the car stopped on the side of the road, the agents saw the driver injured, with a severed finger and full of blood. It was tested and resulted in an alcohol level of 0.76 milligrams per liter, pure alcohol in the exhaled air.
“On January 16, around 05.45, in Cluj-Napoca was registered a road event involving a man, 42 years old, under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Respectively 0.76 mg/l of pure alcohol in the exhaled air,” the police said.
As it was a slight accident, the police asked him what happened and transported him to the hospital, where the whole story was found. The owner told law enforcement that he was tortured by three masked individuals in a hall on the outskirts of the city. The assault was based on the secret code of access to the cryptocurrency wallet, where, the Cluj claim, it would have about $200,000.



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  Source     romaniatv.net
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Afaceristul din Cluj care susţine că a fost torturat pentru parola portofelului cripto era, de fapt, beat la volan

Un afacerist din Cluj a susţinut miercuri că ar fi fost răpit de mai mulţi bărbaţi şi torturat pentru a le dezvălui acestora parola de la portofelul său de criptomonede.

Bărbatul, patronul unui cunoscut restaurant din Cluj, a fost implicat într-un accident rutier ușor iar polițiștii au descoperit ulterior că acesta urcase beat la volan.

Aparatul a indicat o alcoolemie de 0,76.

El a povestit agenților că a fost sechestrat într-o hală și torturat. Agresorii l-ar fi lăsat chiar fără un deget. Aceștia ar fi vrut obțină accesul la portofelul virtual al afaceristului, unde ar avea criptomonede de peste 950.000 de lei.

Bărbatul susține că le-a dat codul de acces, ca să îl elibereze. Polițiștii nu au găsit nimic pe camerele de supraveghere din zonă care să confirme spusele bărbatului, dar fac cercetări în continuare.

Mihaela Borcea, în doliu! Finul ei, afaceristul Mihai Alexandru Mitoșeriu, găsit mort într-o cameră de hotel: „Ai plecat mult prea devreme”

Cum justifică Donald Trump faptul că a câștigat peste 1,4 miliarde de dolari din criptomonede în ultimul an: „Eu profit pentru că am mulţi bani şi mult cash”

Citeşte şi: Protestele transportatorilor și fermierilor, ziua 9. Guvernul urmează să aprobe joi un set de măsuri convenite cu transportatorii şi fermierii

Inițial, omul de afaceri nu a făcut nici o plângere, dar a trebuit să dea explicații poliției după un accident rutier. Totul a ieșit la iveală cu puțin timp înainte de ora 6 dimineața, când un echipaj de poliție a fost direcționat spre o mașină implicată într-un eveniment rutier. Când au ajuns la autoturismul oprit pe marginea drumului, agenții l-au văzut pe șofer rănit, cu un deget secționat și plin de sânge. Acesta a fost testat și a rezultat o alcoolemie de 0,76 miligrame per litru, alcool pur în aer expirat.

„La data de 16 ianuarie a.c., în jurul orei 05.45, în municipiul Cluj-Napoca a fost înregistrat un eveniment rutier în care a fost implicat un bărbat, de 42 de ani, aflat sub influența băuturilor alcoolice. Respectiv 0,76 mg/l alcool pur în aerul expirat”, precizează poliţia.

Cum a fost vorba despre un accident ușor, polițiștii l-au întrebat ce s-a petrecut și l-au transportat la spital, unde s-a și aflat întreaga poveste. Patronul le-a povestit oamenilor legii că ar fi fost torturat de trei indivizi mascați, într-o hală de la marginea orașului. Agresiunea a avut la bază codul secret de acces la portofelul electronic de criptomonede, unde, susține clujeanul, ar avea circa 200.000 de dolari.

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