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Crypto 'Godfather' admits role in $245M Bitcoin heist kidnapping plot

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A cryptocurrency mogul known as "The Godfather" has pleaded guilty to orchestrating an attempted kidnapping linked to a massive Bitcoin heist. Adam Iza admitted to hiring off-duty sheriff's deputies to abduct the parents of a man involved in stealing $245 million in Bitcoin. The kidnapping plot quickly unraveled when witnesses, including an off-duty FBI agent, alerted authorities, leading to the swift arrest of the perpetrators. AI

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Crypto 'Godfather' admits role in $245M Bitcoin heist kidnapping plot

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    A $245 million Bitcoin heist led police to a ‘Godfather’ who hired Sheriff’s deputies as enforcers

    Adam Iza, 25, pleaded guilty to orchestrating a kidnapping tied to the theft — and admitted to paying off-duty deputies to strong-arm his enemies.

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