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A gang of wealthy 'crypto bros' have been arrested for luring their former business partner to a stunning New York City mansion before torturing him for weeks.
The group are accused of kidnapping the 28-year-old Italian man before committing sickening acts on him in the $75,000-per-month rented brownstone in Soho.
They are alleged to have Tazed him, pistol-whipped him and threatened to carve him up with a chainsaw if he did not give up the millions of dollars in his crypto account.
But their plot was foiled when the victim - who has not been named - escaped and flagged down traffic to save him and call the police.
On Friday morning cops swooped on the mansion and dragged out at least one of the suspects, who was draped in a white bath robe.
The victim said the nightmare began on May 6 when he arrived in Manhattan from Italy after being lured by the false promises of an business opportunity.
Instead, he claimed the group confiscated his passport and turned the luxurious apartment into a house of horrors for weeks.
The 'crypto bros' are accused of binding him with electrical cords and other forms of shock torture - including using a Taser while his feet were submerged in water.
The men were also alleged to have pistol-whipped him and threatened to sever off his limbs with an electric chainsaw.
Police said the men took Polaroid photographs of themselves torturing him - one showing him bound to a chair with a gun pressed to his head.
The photos, authorities believe, were likely intended to extort money from either the victim or his family back in Italy.
The men also reportedly forced him into taking drugs - including cocaine - and imposed mental torment upon him, repeatedly insisting he would never escape.
They were said to have attached an AirTag around his neck to monitor his movements inside the building.
It was not until Friday the 28-year-old saw his chance to escape, after the men allegedly told him that day would be his 'death day'.
When police arrived at the scene, they discovered a man, dressed in a bathrobe, in an upstairs bathroom.
Also inside the home, police found broken glass, helmets, night vision goggles and a bullet proof vest strewn across the apartment.
Authorities also discovered a firearm, prompting them to request a search warrant for a more thorough investigation of the property.
The bathrobe-wearing 'crypto bro' was arrested, and is currently being held with charges pending. Police described him to be the renter of the home.
Witness Jennifer Crawford said: 'I saw the SWAT team with shields and then shortly after that, I saw a guy in handcuffs come out.
She added: 'This guy comes out in a white bathrobe and cuffed behind his back get into a police car.'
Detectives are now interviewing two butlers who worked for the men and were present in the home at the time of the alleged crypto kidnapping.
The home - an eight-bedroom, 10-bathroom residence tucked back from the sidewalk on a bustling Soho block - was most recently rented a few months ago for $75,000.
The investigation remains ongoing, while a search is now underway for several other occupants of the home still at large.
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