By Anne Losensky
“Greed eats brains,” they say. The more there seems to be up for grabs, the less people listen to their wits and throw money out to miraculously multiply. Then you’re the stupid one – and another super rich. How an Entrepreneur Set Out To Regain His Cryptocurrency Investments By Kidnapping The Man Who Once Incited His Greed…
District Court, Room 701. Leonard K. (30) in the dock. Fine Zehlendorf. Graduated from a private university. Own company. Now the “entrepreneur” has two months in prison under his belt.
THE ACCUSATIONS: Extortion kidnapping, dangerous bodily harm, serious extortion. According to the indictment, he invested 55,000 euros in the PLCU cryptocurrency in the spring of 2022. But the course rushed off.
“In order to undo the losses for himself,” he hatched a perfidious plan: the man who had made the investment palatable to him was lured to an apartment rented especially near Kudamm on August 13, 2022. He had been promised a “lucrative business”.
In fact, business buddy Jamal El-B was already waiting there. (41, 7 criminal records). According to the indictment, beatings and stabbings followed. 70,000 euros were demanded. The man had to call his mother, allegedly threatened with his death. The man transferred 21,890 euros, he probably didn’t have more liquid. The entrepreneur is said to have asked for his mother’s car.
SPICY: Ben Tewaag (47), the son of actress Uschi Glas (79) is also on the list of witnesses! The head of a Munich film production company and the Berlin businessman are said to be good friends. It is unclear when Tewaag will testify. He is currently said to be in Portugal, according to the judge.
THE DEAL: If the entrepreneur and his convicted buddy struggle to confess, each is sentenced to a maximum of 2 years in prison, suspended on probation. Otherwise there are significantly higher penalties (up to 10 years imprisonment).
Next Monday. Verdict: July 24th.
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