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The Canadian who was kidnapped and tortured for three days after tricking investors into living a high-end life, according to an ongoing lawsuit in Canada, has invested less than 2% of his clients’ money, according to an investigation, quoted by the “NY Post”.
According to CTV News, 23-year-old Aiden Pleterski, who calls himself the “cryptocurrency king”, embezzled about $16 million (83 million reais) from the fund he managed to spend on trips to luxury destinations, sports cars and jets. . . Some called him “the new Bill Gates”.
“He was running a business where he was telling people he was going to invest their money and that’s not what happened. He really didn’t do what he said he was going to do,” he said. said Rob Stelzer, the bankruptcy trustee of the Pleterski company.
The scam involves at least 29 million US dollars (about 152 million reais) that he allegedly stole from investors. However, it is suspected that the value is much higher. The number of deceived investors exceeds 150.
So far, only 1.6 million US dollars (8.3 million reais) of the amount invested by customers has been recovered.
Pleterski’s father and associates said his captors demanded a ransom of 3 million US dollars (15.5 million reais). It has not been revealed if the sum was paid and if the perpetrators have any relationship with the clients harmed by the businessman, who used to pose on social media alongside celebrities.
The police in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) are still investigating the case. No suspects have been identified.
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