A New Jersey man kidnapped his friend and stole $1.8 million in virtual money from the man, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Louis Meza, 35, lured his pal into a minivan, where a gunman pointed a pistol at the victim and demanded his 24-word passphrase on Nov. 4, authorities said.
The code was given to Meza, a cryptocurrency investor, and allowed him access to the victim's Ether wallet.
Meza also allegedly looted a ledger and other information to get into the man’s funds from his apartment.
The stolen currency turned up in Meza's account the next day, according to the Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr.
This case shows “the increasingly common intersection between cyber and violent crime,” Vance said.
Ethan Wood
>The stolen currency turned up in Meza's account the next day,
The perfect crime
Andrew Edwards
this is why you act poor around literally everyone
Joseph Robinson
>Ether wallet. he has millions in a scam coin
Landon Williams
Gimme your Exodus passphrase, NIGGA!
Anthony Butler
Or just not tell people you have 2 mil when they look like Aaron Hernandez
Jose Lee
This
>Live in 1 room apartment >Take the bus everyday >Work as janitor >Have approx 2.4 million $ holdings
Just keep low profile and be smart
Easton Lee
I think this could have worked if he planned it a little better and murdered his pal. That way, no one would have snitched on him + by conspiring a better plan, he would have had an alibi.
Samuel Carter
these white supremacists should be hanged
Colton Cook
>minivan
Andrew Bennett
im white the police wont care if i turn up dead in a river after being totured for my private keys
Zachary Hill
So which is it coiners? Lambos or low profiles? Bahaha
Parker Brown
>acting poor lol kys.
Hunter Lee
I'm very impressed by the fact that the victim was able to remember his 24-word passphrase at gunpoint.
Asher Phillips
I don't think it's necessary to take up a custodial position.
Unless that's your thing.
Jace Cruz
In NYC? I would refuse to give it to them and tell them I won't report them because I could get in tax trouble if the government found out about my cryptoshekels.
What are they going to do, kill me out of spite?
Jose Johnson
SHOVE RAZER BLADES UP UR ANUS
Connor Morales
Just get Vitalik to do a rollback.
Ethan Edwards
*kills you out of spite*
Nathan Mitchell
being crypto rich is a one way track to being murdered with razer blades up ur anus. not worth it
Jaxson Jackson
>telling *anyone* how much crypto you have
Hudson Martin
If it had been bitcoin he would have been in jail before the transaction was confirmed. Check mate ether dudes.
