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Six other people were charged in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping
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A kidnapping and Lamborghini carjacking tied to a theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin are now central….
Key facts
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced June 8 that Saif Faiq, 22, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court
- Authorities have detained Faiq since his arrest on Nov. 12, 2025
- Investigators alleged that another co-conspirator had an altercation with the victims’ son at a Miami nightclub in July 2024
- His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 28, according to federal prosecutors
Summary
Federal prosecutors detailed a guilty plea in a violent kidnapping plot tied to an attempted bitcoin robbery. Federal prosecutors linked Saif Faiq’s plea to an attempted bitcoin robbery plot. Authorities said the case involved a Lamborghini carjacking and two kidnapping victims. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced June 8 that Saif Faiq, 22, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court. Court documents described a plot tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin.