Crypto Kidnapping Case Takes Twist as Defense Shows Images of Alleged Victim Roaming Free

Crypto Kidnapping Case Takes Twist as Defense Shows Images of Alleged Victim Roaming Free

NEW YORK— Lawyers for two men accused of kidnapping and torturing a 28-year-old Italian national over his cryptocurrency holdings presented a striking new narrative in Manhattan criminal court Wednesday: the alleged victim, they said, wasn’t being held captive at all. Instead, attorneys claim he was seen in photos and videos “laughing and smiling,” frequenting shops…