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A federal jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, found a Florida man guilty of conspiracy to break into private homes and forcibly abduct people. The purpose of the crimes was the theft of crypto assets.
According to court documents, 24-year-old Remy St. Felix from West Palm Beach was the leader of a gang of robbers who preyed on the owners of cryptocurrencies. From September 2022 to July 2023, a series of robberies were planned in the states of North Carolina, Florida, Texas and New York. Victims were abducted from their homes, then subjected to threats of severe torture — criminals demanded access to the addresses of cryptocurrency wallets.
In April 2023, Saint-Felix, along with an accomplice, according to the case file, broke into the house of another crypto investor. The attackers tied up the man and held him at gunpoint, threatening the lives of both him and his wife, who was nearby. The man agreed, and the criminals transferred more than $150,000 in cryptocurrency from his account.
Funds stolen from victims were laundered through the anonymous Monero cryptocurrency. The attackers used instant messaging services and decentralized platforms that did not perform KYC ("Know Your Customer") procedures. St. Felix and his associates in the United States and abroad used encrypted messaging apps to communicate with each other about their actions.
"The victims of criminals have experienced terrible and painful experiences that no citizen should be subjected to. The defendant and his accomplices acted solely out of greed and callously terrorized the owners of cryptocurrencies!" — stated in the conclusion of the prosecutor of North Carolina.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation detained St. Felix in July 2023, on the eve of another crime in New York. Thirteen of St. Felix's accomplices were also arrested, but the crime did not take place. The jury found the main defendant guilty of conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery, fraud using electronic means of communication and threatening with a firearm. St. Felix is scheduled to hear the verdict on September 11. The young man faces from seven years in prison to life in prison.
According to court documents, 24-year-old Remy St. Felix from West Palm Beach was the leader of a gang of robbers who preyed on the owners of cryptocurrencies. From September 2022 to July 2023, a series of robberies were planned in the states of North Carolina, Florida, Texas and New York. Victims were abducted from their homes, then subjected to threats of severe torture — criminals demanded access to the addresses of cryptocurrency wallets.
In April 2023, Saint-Felix, along with an accomplice, according to the case file, broke into the house of another crypto investor. The attackers tied up the man and held him at gunpoint, threatening the lives of both him and his wife, who was nearby. The man agreed, and the criminals transferred more than $150,000 in cryptocurrency from his account.
Funds stolen from victims were laundered through the anonymous Monero cryptocurrency. The attackers used instant messaging services and decentralized platforms that did not perform KYC ("Know Your Customer") procedures. St. Felix and his associates in the United States and abroad used encrypted messaging apps to communicate with each other about their actions.
"The victims of criminals have experienced terrible and painful experiences that no citizen should be subjected to. The defendant and his accomplices acted solely out of greed and callously terrorized the owners of cryptocurrencies!" — stated in the conclusion of the prosecutor of North Carolina.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation detained St. Felix in July 2023, on the eve of another crime in New York. Thirteen of St. Felix's accomplices were also arrested, but the crime did not take place. The jury found the main defendant guilty of conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery, fraud using electronic means of communication and threatening with a firearm. St. Felix is scheduled to hear the verdict on September 11. The young man faces from seven years in prison to life in prison.
