I See the Flaw in Your System

xkcd abides Business partners of a crypto-millionaire attempted to steal all of his money by beating his passwords out of him.

There is an interesting twist to this, it appears that some members of the New York Police Department, one of whom were part of Mayor Eric Adams' security detail.

When juxtaposed with Adams status as a cryptocurrency booster, it all seems to be a bit ……… curious.

At least two NYPD officers have been placed on modified duty as part of an internal investigation into the kidnapping and torture of a man in SoHo, the department confirmed Thursday.

A police spokesperson said "members of the service were modified" on Wednesday, but declined to elaborate, saying only that the matter “is under internal review.”

One of the officers under investigation worked on Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail according to multiple reports, which the mayor confirmed in a television appearance Thursday night. 

………

The development follows the surrender of William Duplessie, the second suspect in the case, who turned himself in to police Tuesday morning. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Police arrested John Woeltz, 37, earlier this month after his alleged victim escaped and alerted authorities. Prosecutors said Woeltz and Duplessie held the man captive for 17 days starting May 6, beating and shocking him in an attempt to access his Bitcoin account.

………

On Thursday, he defended a recent taxpayer-funded trip to a cryptocurrency summit in Las Vegas, calling Bitcoin “a great product” and arguing that the city needs to reclaim its place in the industry. 

 Yeah, curious.