Three men will stand trial for kidnapping a resident of Novosibirsk for one billion crypto wallets Three men will appear in court in Novosibirsk, accused of kidnapping, extortion and theft of property on an extremely large scale. According to the prosecution, the defendants kidnapped a man in the summer of 2025, put him in a car and threatened him with violence. The victim was taken to the city of Ob, where they were held until he gave them the keys to the apartment and gave them his home address, login details and password for crypto wallets. After receiving information, the men transferred the prisoner to the village of Susnovka in the Iskitimsky district, where they continued to hold him for another week, until more than 1.3 billion rubles of digital currency was transferred to their crypto wallets. In addition, two defendants, after receiving the house keys from the victim, illegally entered his apartment, from where they stole 50 million rubles. Depending on the role and degree of participation, the defendants in the case are charged according to paragraphs. "A", "C", "H" Part 2 Art. 126 (kidnapping committed by a group of people, under threat of violence, for mercenary parties), paragraph "b", part 3 of art. 163 (extortion), section "b", part 4, section. 162 (robbery committed on an especially large scale), paragraph "b", part 4 of art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (theft). The criminal case was transferred to the court.

Three men will stand trial for kidnapping a resident of Novosibirsk for one billion crypto wallets Three men will appear in court in Novosibirsk, accused of kidnapping, extortion and theft of property on an extremely large scale. According to the prosecution, the defendants kidnapped a man in the summer of 2025, put him in a car and threatened him with violence. The victim was taken to the city of Ob, where they were held until he gave them the keys to the apartment and gave them his home address, login details and password for crypto wallets. After receiving information, the men transferred the prisoner to the village of Susnovka in the Iskitimsky district, where they continued to hold him for another week, until more than 1.3 billion rubles of digital currency was transferred to their crypto wallets. In addition, two defendants, after receiving the house keys from the victim, illegally entered his apartment, from where they stole 50 million rubles. Depending on the role and degree of participation, the defendants in the case are charged according to paragraphs. "A", "C", "H" Part 2 Art. 126 (kidnapping committed by a group of people, under threat of violence, for mercenary parties), paragraph "b", part 3 of art. 163 (extortion), section "b", part 4, section. 162 (robbery committed on an especially large scale), paragraph "b", part 4 of art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (theft). The criminal case was transferred to the court.