UK Court Finds Multiple Defendants Guilty in Kidnapping and Extortion Case Targeting Cryptocurrency Holders

TechFlow News, August 3, according to reports from the "Daily Mail", the London Inner Crown Court recently made a ruling on a kidnapping and extortion case targeting crypto wealthy individuals. Two wealthy crypto individuals from France (both in their 20s) were ambushed by a gang while visiting London, held captive for over 52 hours, during which they suffered torture such as having boiling water poured on them, cigarette burns, and being tied up and beaten, and were forced to transfer $30,000 worth of cryptocurrency. The prosecution pointed out that the victims flaunted their wealth extensively on social media, which may have attracted the attention of criminals.

Ultimately, Gerson Borges and Mohamed Osman were found guilty of conspiracy to extort and false imprisonment, while Julius George, Isaac Bakoya, and William Adebisi were found guilty of false imprisonment. The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad (Flying Squad) successfully rescued the hostages through mobile phone positioning and CCTV tracking, and arrested some suspects after a high-speed car chase. The mastermind "Nino" (Ibrahim Mohamed) is currently still at large.