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Story: Missouri Men Charged in $245 Million Bitcoin Theft Attempt

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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Danbury, August 25: The Other Team Takes Action. The next day, another team went ahead with the operation.

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Veer Chetal and the Initial Theft of 4,100 Bitcoin. To understand why people are willing to kidnap parents, we must go back to the beginning.

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It sounds like the plot of a failed heist movie. Three Missouri residents, Sedric Louis, John Davis, and Martel Williams, are facing federal charges for planning an armed home…

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The plan was targeted, prepared, and ultimately abandoned before it could be executed. Between August 21 and August 24, 2024, the trio and several accomplices allegedly rented…

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The next day, another team went ahead with the operation. On August 25, 2024, in Danbury, six men deliberately rammed the car of Veer Chetal's parents, physically assaulted them,…

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It was this phone call from an ordinary witness that brought down the operation.

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A federal grand jury in New Haven indicted Louis, Davis, and Williams for conspiracy to obstruct commerce by robbery — a federal offense under the Hobbs Act.

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To understand why people are willing to kidnap parents, we must go back to the beginning. In August 2024, Veer Chetal and two other individuals orchestrated a massive theft of…

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Veer Chetal was later charged with fraud and money laundering. He agreed to cooperate with authorities, pleading guilty.

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Authorities view this theft as one of the largest ever recorded in the United States involving digital assets. Key figure: 4,100 BTC, $245 million.

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The case is a stark example of what crypto security professionals call a "wrench attack." The concept is simple and violent: instead of breaking the encryption of a wallet, you…

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The bitcoins themselves are protected by nearly unbreakable cryptographic mechanisms. But the holder of the keys remains a physical target. And the kidnappers know it.

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