A Toronto investor who allegedly helped kidnap Ontario’s “Crypto King” last December after losing thousands in a scam is facing kidnapping charges in Canada.
According to a new CBC report, Akil Heywood faces kidnapping, imprisonment and assault for allegedly kidnapping “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski last December.
says the fraud recovery attorney representing some of the investors, Norman Groot,
“I have never seen a bankruptcy proceeding where an inspector is charged with kidnapping and forced confinement in connection with getting money back in a bankruptcy…
Mr. Heywood would have been aware of the details of the research Grant Thornton was conducting – and always worried, “Will that information be used for their own purposes outside of bankruptcy proceedings?”
Last year, Aiden Pleterski, who called himself Canada’s “Crypto King” and is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings after allegedly defrauding investors, was reportedly kidnapped and physically assaulted for ransom.
Pleterski is accused of running a scheme that assured investors that their money would be invested in cryptocurrency and currency holdings, but the 24-year-old reportedly invested only $670,000 of the $41.5 million he received.
Pleterski was said to have driven, beaten and tortured across Southern Ontario. Pleterski’s landlord confirms the claim by saying that he also received a ransom call.
Less than two weeks before the alleged kidnapping, Pleterski warned interviewers about Heywood during an interview about the bankruptcy on November 24, 2022.
“Akil [Heywood] by the way, is still making threats, and very dangerous, violent threats, via Instagram comment sections and text messages.
Heywood maintains his innocence thus far, though he declined an interview with the CBC.
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