Grand Theft Crypto: Family Kidnapped for $15 Million Ransom in Chicago
Recently unsealed court records indicate that a family was kidnapped by a group of six individuals in Chicago last November. Kidnappers asked for a $15 million ransom in cryptocurrency before releasing the family near a...
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