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Court Orders Detention of Four in St. Petersburg Kidnapping Case Involving Zenit’s Mostovoy

Investigators cite confessions in a probe of the scheme’s origins.

Vittoria Teen Reappears After Public Abduction as Police Probe Motive

Boko Haram Raid on Resettled Borno Village Leaves 60+ Dead, Triggers Airstrikes

Seven Charged and Jailed in Crypto-Ransom Kidnapping of Swiss Man Freed Near Valence

Ahmedabad Court Jails 14 for Life in 2018 Bitcoin Kidnapping and Extortion

Eight Hostages, Including Irish Missionary, Freed After Haiti Orphanage Abduction

Ireland and EU Step Up Efforts to Free Kidnapped Irish Missionary in Haiti

Judge Acquits Israel Vallarta After Nearly 20 Years Without Sentencing

Mexico Acquits Israel Vallarta After Two Decades Without Trial

Suspected Mastermind of France’s Crypto Kidnappings Arrested in Morocco

Paris Court Indicts 25, Including Six Minors, in Crypto-Linked Kidnap Cases

NYPD Detectives Placed on Modified Duty over SoHo Captivity of Italian Crypto Trader

French Police Arrest Over 20 Suspects in Wave of Crypto-Targeted Kidnappings

Over 20 Arrested in Raid on France’s Cryptocurrency Kidnapping Network

France Boosts Security for Crypto Executives After String of Violent Kidnappings

Failed Kidnapping of Crypto CEO’s Family Sparks Security Crisis in France

Paris Police Investigate Attempted Kidnapping of Crypto Entrepreneur’s Family

Five Indicted in Brutal Paris Kidnapping Tied to Cryptocurrency Ransom

French Police Rescue Kidnapped Father of Crypto Millionaire in Violent Ransom Plot

Father of Cryptocurrency Millionaire Rescued After Violent Paris Kidnapping