The US has convicted the 24-year-old leader of an international robbery crew that kidnapped and terrorized wealthy victims during home invasions that were carried out to steal cryptocurrency tokens.
The court heard that Remy St Felix, of West Palm Beach, led the gang between September 2022 and July 2023, during which time and across several extremely violent home invasions they stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crypto from victims.
According to evidence presented at trial, on one occasion in April 2023, St Felix and one other crew member assaulted, restrained with zip-ties, and held an elderly husband and wife at gunpoint, threatening additional violence to them, while other members remotely drained their cryptocurrency wallet of more than $150,000.
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