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Canada ‘Crypto King’ Abducted, Tortured Over $3M Ransom: Reports
New York Post ^ | March 26, 2023 | Stephanie Pagones

Posted on 03/26/2023 3:05:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A self-proclaimed “crypto king” was allegedly kidnapped, reportedly enduring days of torture and assault from attackers demanding a multi-million-dollar ransom,.

Aiden Pleterski, 23, of Ontario, Canada, was “taken” from Toronto in December and held hostage by kidnappers demanding at least $3 million, his father and associates said, CTV News Toronto reported. Details of the abduction were revealed in court papers related to a bankruptcy proceeding involving millions of dollars Pleterski allegedly spent living lavishly instead of investing.

“They basically held him for approximately three days, drove him around different, various parts of southern Ontario, beat him, tortured him, allowed him to make specific phone calls to specific people only. I was not one of those people that he was allowed to contact,” his father, who was not identified, said in December. While held captive, Pleterski contacted his landlord and asked for $3 million, the court papers reportedly recounted..

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; crypto; kidnapping

1 posted on 03/26/2023 3:05:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

"3 Million Dollars!"

2 posted on 03/26/2023 3:07:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

bkmk


3 posted on 03/26/2023 3:12:26 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: nickcarraway

wanna bet they get him back bit by bit


4 posted on 03/26/2023 3:13:15 PM PDT by centermass_socrates ("Liberalism poisons the soul." -Rush)
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To: nickcarraway
Oh, what the heck, so he owes a little money. He's probably good for it.

Pleterski is embroiled in a bankruptcy controversy in which he allegedly was asked to invest over $40 million – and instead spent nearly $16 million on lavish vacations, expensive cars and private planes, according to CTV News.

Oops. Hope there's plenty of return on the $24 million.

According to the report, Pleterski actually invested under 2% of the funds.

Uh oh. Man, who does this guy think he is, Hunter Biden?

5 posted on 03/26/2023 3:20:19 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: centermass_socrates
wanna bet they get him back bit by bit

"Here's an arm, here's a leg....here's a wing!"

6 posted on 03/26/2023 3:21:42 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway
earning money and money itself mean nothing anymore. These still-wet behind the ears punks are able to acquire massive amounts of money without producing anything. All that they do if female, is rip off their clothes, go online, get photographed, do outrageous acts while naked and wah lah..they become filthy rich. The males learn how to exploit with fake money, fake stocks, fake what-ever and wah lah, they become filthy rich.

There's no lesson learned about truly 'working' (God forbid) for money, working your way up the ladder, etc. It's pretty stunning and it's due to social media disease.

7 posted on 03/26/2023 3:30:16 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (America, the Handwriting is on the Wall. )
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To: LibertyWoman

Yes - much of the world “has a grift”.


8 posted on 03/26/2023 3:33:50 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s usually a bad sign when your financial guru has acne.


9 posted on 03/26/2023 3:35:03 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: LibertyWoman

The word is “voilà” and not “wah lah.”


10 posted on 03/26/2023 4:20:39 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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Imaginary money that nobody regulates seems like such a great idea, if I had a million real dollars I might put a thousand into it and see what happened. Sure I would.


11 posted on 03/26/2023 5:40:15 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (We will never be safe until every last balloon is shot down, oops not that one, oh well)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

“It’s usually a bad sign when your financial guru has acne.”

And his investment motto is KIPS “Keep It Pimple Stupid”


12 posted on 03/26/2023 5:44:32 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Bigg Red

Haven’t you ever heard of phonics? :O


13 posted on 03/26/2023 6:08:06 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (America, the Handwriting is on the Wall. )
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To: LibertyWoman

I most definitely have, but I don’t see how a knowledge of phonics would support tortured spelling of a word.


14 posted on 03/26/2023 7:18:56 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: dfwgator

“Some assembly required.”


15 posted on 03/26/2023 10:24:13 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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