Bronx Biker Gang Members Charged in $2 Million Ether Kidnapping

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Last year in November, 35 year old Louis Meza kidnapped his friend with the help of three gang members to steal the victim’s crypto holdings. In December 2017, Meza was charged with kidnapping and robbing the victim by Manhattan prosecutors. At that time, video footage of the incident was used to capture Meza, however, the rest of the suspects were nowhere to be found.

This week, however, the New York Daily News reported that Bronx biker gang members Cesar Guzman (Fuego), Allan Nunez (Joker) and Darrell Colon (Bishop) were prosecuted for helping Meza in the ether heist.

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Meza asked the victim to enter the minivan posing as an Uber. Once the individual stepped into the vehicle, they were held at gunpoint by Colon who was hiding behind the rear seat of the car. Nunez was responsible for driving the car until the victim revealed their ethereum wallet’s password to the criminals. After about two hours, the individual gave in and surveillance cameras captured Guzman and Mez entering the victim’s house and stealing $2 million worth of ether.

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According to Darth these fine gentleman were only trying to provide for their families they dindu nuffin. This is a good case study on some physical security measures you need to take #1 don’t highlight your crypto gainz, #2 use a Trezor or even better go all paper, #3 do not store your private keys in the same physical location as your Trezor instead store it in a safe deposit box.