The French authorities billed 25 people, including six minors, for their roles in a series of crypto kidnappings in Paris, the majority of suspects linked to the recent failed abduction attempt at the CEO of Crypto Exchange, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said Attorney of Paris, said, said, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said the office of the Paris prosecutor, said, said The world has reported SATURDAY.
The investigation focuses on the attempted kidnapping of the girl and grandson of the CEO of Crypto Exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat, which occurred on May 13, according to the report.
The probe also examined other unsuccessful abduction attempts, including an earlier attempt at Norizat family members, as well as an abduction attempt near the western city of Nantes that the authorities thwarted.
The arrests follow a series of high -level cryptography abductions that tormented France this year.
In May, the father of a French crypto millionaire was kidnapped, The BBC reported. At the beginning of the year, David Ballard, co-founder of the developer of Crypto-Wallet, was kidnapped alongside his wife. The two men had a cut finger, with videos of the appendix used to extract a ransom.
Following recent kidnappings, the French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau organized a meeting with the stakeholders of Crypto in May to discuss measures to keep them safe.
The suspects involved in the case of May 13 were between 16 and 23 years old; Six of them were minors, according to the report of the world. They were mainly born in France while three individuals came from Senegal, Angola and Russia, the report quoted the prosecutors.
This case is characterized by “very young profiles, attracted by money, then taken in a situation which exceeds them,” observed lawyer Ambroise Vienet-Legué, who defends an 18-year suspect in the Nantes of the case, according to the report.
A familiar source with the survey told Coindesk that suspects would be local muscles, which are paid by a criminal operation in Southeast Asia to make the kidnappings for as little as $ 10,000.
Eighteen people are in prior detention, three asked for a delayed hearing while four are under judicial surveillance, said the prosecutor.
Although France has been the epicenter of crypto kidnappings, similar crimes are up around the world, including several recent cases in the United States
Coindesk contacted the Paris pursuit office for a comment.
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