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Aug 9, 2026

Three St. Louis Men Charged in Bitcoin Kidnapping Plot Targeting Connecticut Home

Federal prosecutors have charged three men from St. Louis with planning to forcibly enter a Connecticut residence and compel the transfer of bitcoin connected to a theft valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. Each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison.

Aug 9, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪The kidnapping victims in the Connecticut plot are the parents of an individual who allegedly participated in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin.
  • ▪The three St. Louis men allegedly planned to storm a Connecticut home to force the transfer of stolen bitcoin worth hundreds of millions of dollars into accounts controlled by the scheme's coordinators.
  • ▪Co-conspirator Adam Iza of California pleaded guilty to the Connecticut robbery conspiracy and multiple other federal crimes in California.

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