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Stolen Bitcoin at Center of Kidnapping Plot, 3 Face 20 Years

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Federal prosecutors charged three St. Louis men over a plan to storm a Connecticut home and force a transfer of bitcoin tied to a theft worth hundreds of millions. Each faces up to 20 years in prison.

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