StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1
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Until now only cases 357+ (plus a few older ones) had their linked URLs fetched; the other 252 dossiers held just the text pasted into the spreadsheet, often only the lede. This pass fetches every linked URL for those cases so the full text is on file before link rot takes it. - stage_all.py: new --include-sheet-cases flag that lifts the skip on cases holding spreadsheet articles. Resumable as before. - staging/: raw extracts and index.json for the 252 cases. - sourced-articles.json, case-files-manifest.json: 188 new UNTRIMMED blocks. 179 cases gained at least one fetched article; 73 got none (49 BLOCKED, 18 THIN, 9 DEAD, 4 video/social, 3 ERROR). - sources/*.txt: rebuilt with build_cases.py --all. Sheet pastes are kept; fetched blocks sit beside them under the NOT YET TRIMMED banner. Files previously committed with CRLF are now LF. - wayback-availability.json: Wayback snapshots exist for 73 of the 98 failed URL slots; input for an archive-fetch pass. - README-START-HERE.md: progress note and next step. verify_all.py PASSES (1836 checks). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
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CASE 203 | Influencer's father | January 1, 2025 | France
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 203
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date January 1, 2025
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original_date January 1, 2025
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year 2025
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month 1
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quarter 2025-Q1
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victim Influencer's father
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location Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France
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country France
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scenario Home Invasion
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description Father (age 56) and mother of Dubai-based crypto influencer/entrepreneur, attacked in their home in Ain near Swiss border by 4-5 armed, masked men on New Year's Eve. Father doused in petrol and driven 700 km in car trunk to demand ransom from son.
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kidnappings 1
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violence_torture 1
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drugs_alcohol 0
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weapons 1
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theft 0
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted (null)
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coin_type (null)
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reports Cryptoast
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notes father kidnapped, beaten, poured with gasoline, mother and daughter tied at home. Son living in Dubai extorted for crypto. Called police, they found father 500km away in a car trunk.
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created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
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AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
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***Victims:** Father (56 years old) and mother of Dubai-based cryptocurrency influencer/entrepreneur
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**Attackers:** 4-5 armed, masked men. Total 10 suspects arrested: 5 arrested June 17, 2025 (ages 17-22), 5 more arrested March 9-10, 2026 (ages 16-42 at time of attack). All had prior criminal records. Evidence of "structured network."
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**Attack Method:** Home invasion in Saint-Genis-Pouilly (Ain, near Swiss border) on December 31, 2024. Armed masked attackers forced entry, tied up both parents, contacted son in Dubai demanding crypto ransom. When son refused, father was taken.
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**Violence Used:** Mother tied up at home. Father violently assaulted, doused with petrol, forced into car trunk, driven 700 km to Sarthe department. Father discovered by chance during police traffic stop at gas station near Le Mans in early hours of January 1-2.
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**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount undisclosed. Police did not confirm whether ransom was paid.
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**Status:** First 5 suspects arrested June 17, 2025 in Sarthe and Yvelines. Second wave of 5 arrested March 9-10, 2026 in Le Mans, Angers, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, and Épinal. All 10 in pre-trial detention charged with kidnapping, extortion in organized gang, aggravated violence, criminal association. Investigation by Lyon Section de Recherches and Ain gendarmerie under Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor Karine Malara.
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://cryptoast.fr/pere-influenceur-crypto-sequestre-soir-nouvel-an/
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[url_2] https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/french-teen-helped-kidnap-crypto-influencers-father-police/
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NOTES ON THIS FILE
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* matched to sheet row 204: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
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Source Cryptoast
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URL https://cryptoast.fr/pere-influenceur-crypto-sequestre-soir-nouvel-an/
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The father of a crypto influencer was kidnapped on New Year's Eve.
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Marc-Antoine Caen Poletti 8–10 minutes
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On New Year's Eve, another crypto ransom kidnapping incident occurred. To target an influencer living in Dubai, criminals did not hesitate to kidnap his father, beat him, and pour gasoline on him. Are crimes targeting cryptocurrency holders on the rise?
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January 3, 2025, at 16:30.
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3 minutes of reading
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The father of a crypto influencer was kidnapped on New Year's Eve
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Copied
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A 50-year-old man found in the trunk of a car
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On the night of January 1 to 2, members of the anti-crime brigade (BAC) noticed 2 hooded individuals in a car at a gas station near Le Mans, according to France Bleue Normandie.
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When they intercepted the car, the 2 suspects fled. The BAC police then decided to inspect the vehicle and heard calls for help from the trunk. Inside, they discovered a 56-year-old man, tied up, beaten, and covered in gasoline.
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The story goes back one day earlier and 500km away, on New Year's Eve in Saint-Genis-Pouilly (Ain). The man was then with his family celebrating the New Year. That's when 2 criminals broke into the home, tied up the woman and daughter before fleeing with the father.
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Behind this sordid story lies yet another attempt at cryptocurrency-related extortion. The son of this family is a crypto influencer residing in Dubai. We all know influencers of this kind who are rampant on social networks: lavish lifestyle, luxury cars, and wads of cash. Enough to attract jealousy.
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After kidnapping his father, the criminals contacted the son in Dubai to extort money. He immediately notified the police, who were able to free his sister and mother before finding his father 500km from his home in the trunk of a car, disoriented but out of danger. The 2 suspects are still at large at this time.
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Crypto ransom demands, a rising phenomenon
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Those working in this sector are even more targeted for kidnappings with ransom demands as cryptocurrencies are the subject of all fantasies. Moreover, criminals know that crypto can be transferred from one end of the world to the other: if they can't hijack luxury cars in Dubai, they can receive crypto on a wallet from France.
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [RAW EXTRACT — NOT YET TRIMMED]
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Source cryptoast.fr
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URL https://cryptoast.fr/pere-influenceur-crypto-sequestre-soir-nouvel-an/
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Accueil » Actu de la crypto » Actualité du Bitcoin (BTC) » Le père d'un influenceur crypto a été séquestré le soir du nouvel an
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Le père d'un influenceur crypto a été séquestré le soir du nouvel an
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Dans la nuit du nouvel an, une nouvelle histoire d'enlèvement avec demande de rançon en crypto a eu lieu. Pour viser un influenceur vivant à Dubaï, les criminels n'ont pas hésité à séquestrer son père, à le rouer de coup et à l'asperger d'essence. Les crimes visant les détenteurs de cryptomonnaies sont-ils en train d'exploser ?
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le 3 janvier 2025 à 16:30.
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https://cryptoast.fr/pere-influenceur-crypto-sequestre-soir-nouvel-an/
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3 commentairesRéagir3Ajoutez-nous à vos favorisAjoutez-nous
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Un homme de 50 ans retrouvé dans le coffre d'une voiture
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Dans la nuit du 1er au 2 janvier, des hommes de la brigade anticriminalité (BAC) remarquent 2 individus cagoulés à bord d’une voiture dans une station service près du Mans, selon France Bleue Normandie.
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Lorsqu’ils interceptent la voiture, les 2 suspects prennent la fuite. Les policiers de la BAC décident alors d’inspecter le véhicule et entendent des appels à l’aide depuis le coffre. Dedans, il découvrent un homme de 56 ans, ligoté, roué de coup et aspergé d’essence.
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L’histoire remonte 1 jour plus tôt et 500km plus loin, dans la nuit du réveillon à Saint-Genis-Pouilly (Ain). Le quinquagénaire était alors avec sa famille pour fêter la nouvelle année. C’est à ce moment que 2 malfaiteurs font irruption dans le domicile, ligotent la femme et la fille avant de prendre la fuite avec le père.
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🛡️ Formation - Top 7 des arnaques aux cryptomonnaies les plus courantes
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Derrière cette histoire sordide, il y a une énième tentative d’extorsion liée aux cryptomonnaies. Le fils de cette famille est un influenceur crypto résidant à Dubaï. Nous connaissons tous des influenceurs de ce genre qui pullulent sur les réseaux sociaux : style de vie fastueux, belles voitures et liasses de billets. De quoi attirer la jalousie.
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Après avoir enlevé son père, les criminels ont contacté le fils à Dubaï pour lui extorquer l’argent. Ce dernier a immédiatement prévenu la police qui a pu libérer sa sœur et sa mère, avant de retrouver son père à 500km de son domicile dans le coffre d’une voiture, désorienté mais hors de danger. Les 2 suspects sont toujours en fuite à l’heure actuelle.
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Les demande de rançons en crypto, un phénomène en hausse
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Les hommes et les femmes qui travaillent dans ce secteur attirent d’autant plus les enlèvements avec demande de rançon que les cryptomonnaies sont l'objet de tous les fantasmes. De plus, les malfaiteurs savent que les crypto sont transférables d’un bout à l’autre du monde : s'ils ne peuvent pas braquer les voitures de luxe à Dubaï, ils peuvent bien recevoir les crypto sur un wallet depuis la France.
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💡 Comment sécuriser vos cryptomonnaies ? Retrouvez notre entretien avec Charles Guillemet de Legder
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Un entrepreneur avait vécu une histoire similaire il y a à peine une quinzaine de jours, lorsque sa femme avait été enlevée avec demande de rançon en crypto. Stéphanie Winkel avait immédiatement contacté la police qui a pu interpeller les suspects et libérer sa femme. L’Europe n’est pas le seul continent concerné puisqu’un PDG a également été enlevé avec une demande de rançon en cryptomonnaie au Canada, début novembre.
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Pour réduire les risques, il faudrait éduquer les criminels, en leur rappelant que les cryptomonnaies sont des outils médiocres quand il s’agit de disparaître avec le butin. Les transactions sont publiques et de nombreuses entreprises spécialisés dans le traçage de crypto peuvent très facilement retrouver les fonds volés.
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Ces affaires rappellent que la sécurité est un des points les plus sensibles dans le monde de la blockchain, que ce soit les hacks à plusieurs centaines de millions sur les protocoles DeFi, les arnaques et rug pull organisés par des criminels ou les attaques physiques comme ici.
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Certains contenus ou liens dans cet article peuvent être de la publicité ou de l'affiliation. L'investissement dans les actifs numériques présente un risque de perte en capital totale ou partielle. Les performances passées ne préjugent pas des performances futures. N'investissez que ce que vous êtes prêts à perdre.
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Expert en crypto-monnaie, Marc-Antoine a commencé son voyage dans le Web 3 en 2018. Depuis, c’est en rédigeant des articles dans les médias crypto les plus connus de France qu’il répand la bonne parole.
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Cet influenceur a ses fans. Il aurait bien pu être aussi un gourou en n'importe quoi d'autre, en santé, en musique, en mode de vie, etc... Je dirais c'est plutôt à ses fans de comprendre qu'en pratique que les seuls à devenir riche c'est l'influenceur et pas eux.
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Et éduquer les "influenceurs", aussi, peut-être non ?
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Si celui-là ne passait pas son temps à étaler sa vulgarité ostentatoire sur les réseaux sa famille aurait pu réveillonner tranquille
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Var : une mère et son fils jugés pour le détournement de 1,5 million d’euros en cryptos
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Intervention de Donald Trump sur le sujet des cryptomonnaies - Que faut-il retenir ?
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La SEC propose de nouvelles règles pour encadrer la crypto
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Bitcoin : le hashrate traverse son premier « bear market » face l’IA, selon Twenty One Capital
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FETCHED ARTICLE 2 [RAW EXTRACT — NOT YET TRIMMED]
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!! This is the whole page as extracted. It still contains site furniture,
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Source dlnews.com
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Teen kidnapped crypto influencer’s dad and doused him in petrol, police say - DL News
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Teen kidnapped crypto influencer’s dad and doused him in petrol, police say
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French teen helped kidnap crypto influencer’s father - police. Illustration: Andrés Tapia; Source: Shutterstock.
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HomePeople & CultureTeen kidnapped crypto influencer’s dad and doused him in petrol, police say
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Attackers targeted the father of a Dubai-based crypto entrepreneur, police say.
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Incident took place on December 31, 2024.
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Youngest suspect was aged 16 at the time.
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France remains in the grip of a crypto “wrench attack” pandemic. But police are fighting back, with investigators making five arrests after a social media influencer’s father was doused in petrol by a group of thugs — including at least one teenager — demanding ransom payments in crypto.
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The unnamed influencer’s father was allegedly attacked on December 31, 2024, in Saint-Genis-Pouilly, in the Ain region near the French-Swiss border, French media outlet France 3 reported.
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“The victim, a 56-year-old man, was violently assaulted, doused with petroleum, and forced into the trunk of a car, along with his partner,” a spokesperson for the French prosecution said.
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The arrests come amidst a rise of so-called “wrench attacks.”
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In the crypto community, the expression refers to physical assaults and kidnapping attempts whereby criminals try to force crypto holders to send them their coins.
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Police have recorded at least seven such attacks so far in March, per data compiled by Jameson Lopp, the co-founder and chief security officer of the crypto wallet provider CasaHODL.
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In recent days, police have closed the net on several suspects in multiple cases, with suspicions overseas masterminds have commissioned the attacks.
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Man tortured for 16 hours in botched crypto kidnap attempt, say French authorities
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French police have arrested three men in their twenties...French police have arrested three men in their twenties suspected of kidnapping and torturing a 74-year-old man in a bid to extort...
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Police have arrested individuals in Angers and Île-de-France, as well as Épinal, in the Grand Est region.
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Detectives said there was evidence of “a structured network” operating behind the scenes.
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The latest arrests comes days after police in the outskirts of Paris mobilised 100 armed officers and two helicopters to track down two teens suspected of stealing jewellry from a female crypto holder.
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The teens, and an older man, are also accused of attempting to break into another crypto holder’s house “armed with explosive devices.”
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Police say the Saint-Genis-Pouilly attack took place just hours before the couple was due to celebrate the New Year in 2024.
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Officers say the attack was carefully planned and carried out by individuals “already known to police and the courts.”
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The youngest of the group was aged just 16 at the time of the alleged attack. The oldest was aged 42.
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After kidnapping the man and his partner, the gang reportedly contacted their son, described as a Dubai-based influencer and crypto entrepreneur.
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Police did not comment on whether or not the victim’s son paid the ransom the alleged kidnappers had demanded.
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Detectives found the man near the city of Le Mans, some 700 kilometres from his home. They also found his partner tied up at the scene.
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Prosecutors are set to charge all five suspects with kidnapping, unlawful confinement, extortion, organised crime, and aggravated violence.
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Elsewhere in the county, another gang of would-be crypto robbers was reportedly thwarted by a burglar alarm.
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Officers in Nantes reported several individuals tried to break into the house of the CEO of a Bitcoin-related company in the early hours of March 16.
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After they triggered an alarm, the group allegedly fled the scene. Police say they are still searching for the suspected intruders.
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Tim Alper is a News Correspondent at DL News. Got a tip? Email him at tdalper@dlnews.com.
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Crypto crime on the rise in Spain’s Basque Country, say police
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Crypto thief teens trigger helicopter manhunt after bomb threat
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Crypto CEO shows ‘insufficient remorse’ after throwing girlfriend out 19th floor
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French police arrest 12 as probe into spate of violent crypto kidnappings widens
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