$230M crypto heist possibly tied to CT kidnapping targeted 'high net-worth' investor, documents say
By Kendra Baker,
Staff Writer
Oct 15, 2024
The six Florida men — 23-year-old Angel Borrero, 22-year-old Reynaldo Diaz, 23-year-old Anthony Pena, 26-year-old Josue Romero, 21-year-old Ricardo Estrada and 18-year-old Michael Rivas — arrested following the Aug. 25 kidnapping and assault of a couple in Danbury.
The six Florida men — 23-year-old Angel Borrero, 22-year-old Reynaldo Diaz, 23-year-old Anthony Pena, 26-year-old Josue Romero, 21-year-old Ricardo Estrada and 18-year-old Michael Rivas — arrested following the Aug. 25 kidnapping and assault of a couple in Danbury.
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DANBURY — A $230 million cryptocurrency scam that authorities believe is connected with a kidnapping in Connecticut involved Miami and Los Angeles men who used stolen funds to pay for luxury cars and international travel, court documents show.
The Aug. 25 attack in Danbury — which resulted in the arrest of six Florida men — may have been part of an intended ransom demand connected with the victims' son’s alleged involvement in the $230 million cryptocurrency theft, according to Detective Sgt. Steven Castrovinci, who said last week that there’s an ongoing federal investigation into “the crypto part” of the case.
The local couple’s son has not been arrested in connection with the alleged heist involving the theft of Bitcoin from a victim in Washington, D.C., but two men — one from Los Angeles and the other a Singapore citizen with addresses in Miami and Los Angeles — were indicted last month.