Teens accused of robbing $4M in cryptocurrency, NFTs from man in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – FOX5 learned new information about a kidnapping and crypto-robbery in November last year.

Three teenagers are accused of kidnapping a man at gunpoint after he returned home from hosting a crypto event in downtown Las Vegas. They were identified as Belaf Mohamed Ashraf, Austin Jay Fletcher and Hassan Elsama Hassan by Las Vegas Metro Police.

The teens are accused of forcing the victim to hand over his passwords and abandoning him in the desert. Police say they stole $4 million in cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens.

The teens then took the victim to a remote desert area in Arizona, about 26 miles away from the state border where he was released.

The victim told police he walked five miles to the nearest gas station and called police. The suspects were arrested and are now being tried as adults.

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