Adam Iza, who investigators call the Crypto Godfather, was set to be sentenced this month in Los Angeles for tax evasion, wire fraud, and running what amounted to a vast criminal conspiracy complete with Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department officers on his payroll, intimidation of rivals, and extortion schemes, as detailed in Rolling Stone .

His sentencing has now been rescheduled to March 2 due to new charges announced by the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut. According to a Nov. 20 indictment, Iza and two other men have been charged in connection to a kidnapping in Danbury, Connecticut, in August of 2024. Iza helped pay for the kidnapping plot, according to the new charges, and directed the operation remotely.

The target of the alleged plot was a former honor student named Veer Chetal

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