Posted on 03/26/2023 3:05:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A self-proclaimed “crypto king” was allegedly kidnapped, reportedly enduring days of torture and assault from attackers demanding a multi-million-dollar ransom,.
Aiden Pleterski, 23, of Ontario, Canada, was “taken” from Toronto in December and held hostage by kidnappers demanding at least $3 million, his father and associates said, CTV News Toronto reported. Details of the abduction were revealed in court papers related to a bankruptcy proceeding involving millions of dollars Pleterski allegedly spent living lavishly instead of investing.
“They basically held him for approximately three days, drove him around different, various parts of southern Ontario, beat him, tortured him, allowed him to make specific phone calls to specific people only. I was not one of those people that he was allowed to contact,” his father, who was not identified, said in December. While held captive, Pleterski contacted his landlord and asked for $3 million, the court papers reportedly recounted..
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"3 Million Dollars!"
bkmk
wanna bet they get him back bit by bit
Pleterski is embroiled in a bankruptcy controversy in which he allegedly was asked to invest over $40 million – and instead spent nearly $16 million on lavish vacations, expensive cars and private planes, according to CTV News.
Oops. Hope there's plenty of return on the $24 million.
According to the report, Pleterski actually invested under 2% of the funds.
Uh oh. Man, who does this guy think he is, Hunter Biden?
"Here's an arm, here's a leg....here's a wing!"
There's no lesson learned about truly 'working' (God forbid) for money, working your way up the ladder, etc. It's pretty stunning and it's due to social media disease.
Yes - much of the world “has a grift”.
It’s usually a bad sign when your financial guru has acne.
The word is “voilà” and not “wah lah.”
Imaginary money that nobody regulates seems like such a great idea, if I had a million real dollars I might put a thousand into it and see what happened. Sure I would.
“It’s usually a bad sign when your financial guru has acne.”
And his investment motto is KIPS “Keep It Pimple Stupid”
Haven’t you ever heard of phonics? :O
I most definitely have, but I don’t see how a knowledge of phonics would support tortured spelling of a word.
“Some assembly required.”
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