CANADA Kevin Mirshahi, crypto enthusiast, well knowned influencer, kidnapped at home with 3, around 4:00 AM, Old Montreal, 21 June 2024

[Happypetitvieux01]

(Published in French in local newspaper La Presse, Google Translate)

"(Montreal) Four people were kidnapped this Friday morning in a building in the Old Port. According to information obtained by La Presse, one of the people kidnapped is Kevin Mirshahi, a cryptocurrency enthusiast who was the target of threats following a fraud case."
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"According to information obtained by La Presse, Kevin Mirshahi, a well-known influencer in the cryptocurrency world, had left his home the night before. When he returned around 4 a.m., he returned to his condo located not far from the intersection of Saint-Hubert and de la Commune streets, accompanied by three other people.

According to our information, the four individuals were kidnapped in the building's underground parking lot. Witnesses then reportedly saw a vehicle leave the scene at full speed. One or more of the suspect vehicles was reportedly found burned in Laval."

Vieux-Montréal | Quatre personnes, dont un influenceur adepte de la cryptomonnaie, ont été enlevées

Quatre personnes ont été enlevées vendredi matin dans un immeuble du Vieux-Port. Selon des informations obtenues par La Presse, une des personnes enlevées serait Kevin Mirshahi, un adepte de la cryptomonnaie qui était la cible de menaces à la suite d’une affaire frauduleuse.

www.lapresse.ca

 

[Happypetitvieux01]

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[Happypetitvieux01]

(Published in French in local Journal de Montreal (JDM) Newspaprer on 21 April 2021, Google Translate)

Cryptomonnaie: des moins de 20 ans dépouillés en une journée​

Cryptocurrency: under-20s robbed in one day​

"Many young Quebecers who have invested in a new local cryptocurrency have seen their money go up in smoke in recent days in what looks like a classic financial fraud.
The Journal spoke to at least 15 investors between the ages of 16 and 20 who lost large sums in the process. They had bet $1,000, $5,000, $20,000 or $50,000.
All of them saw the value of their investment collapse by 90% in a few hours, between April 17 and 18."
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Boosting sales
"The cryptocurrency, called MRS, is the creation of the company Marsan Exchange, founded less than a year ago by Laval native Antoine Marsan, 22
Marsan and his partner, Bastien Francoeur, launched the MRS at the beginning of March. In order to boost sales, they pay the owner of the Crypto Paradise group, Kevin Mirshahi, to promote it.
Crypto Paradise, which runs on the instant messaging app Telegram, sends investment recommendations to its roughly 2,300 members."
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"Except that in one day, the price crashes to $0.42. This drastic drop can be explained by the fact that someone whose identity is unknown and who held a significant amount of SRM started selling them as soon as the value swelled.
The stock is taking a beating, panic is spreading among investors, who are also starting to sell."
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"What is certain is that many members of Crypto Paradise as well as many young people attracted by the lure of money on Snapchat have lost everything.
And that Marsan, Francoeur and Mirshahi have been inundated with death threats since April 18. Their addresses are massively shared on social networks."

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/04/21/cryptomonnaie-des-moins-de-20-ans-depouilles-en-une-journee

 

[Onetwothree]

This is where they found the burned car.

 

[Happypetitvieux01]

Quadruple enlèvement relié à des cryptomonnaies dans le Vieux-Montréal​

Quadruple cryptocurrency-related kidnapping in Old Montreal

"Our police sources involved in the case say that the motive for the crime is linked to cryptocurrencies. The police have reasonable grounds to believe that the lives of the victims of the kidnapping would be in danger."

Quadruple enlèvement relié à des cryptomonnaies

Selon le SPVM, qui mène l'enquête, la vie des quatre victimes de l'enlèvement survenu dans le Vieux-Montréal, un homme et trois femmes, serait en danger.

ici.radio-canada.ca

(Google Translate)

 

[Onetwothree]

"Our police sources involved in the case say that the motive for the crime is linked to cryptocurrencies. The police have reasonable grounds to believe that the lives of the victims of the kidnapping would be in danger."

Yes he did a rug pull on a bunch of people and they are mad.

 

[Happypetitvieux01]

Update in La Presse, Google Translate

"According to information obtained by La Presse, Kevin Mirshahi, a well-known influencer in the cryptocurrency world, had left his home the previous evening. When he returned, around 4 a.m., he returned to his apartment located at 859 de la Commune Street East, accompanied by three other people. They are said to be two women and a man."
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"In July 2021, Kevin Mirshahi was implicated by the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (Financial Tribunal in Quebec) in a cryptocurrency case."
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"At the time, Kevin Mirshahi told La Presse that he had "brought other influencers" with him in this adventure in order to "create a kind of hype."
The promotional campaign is said to have praised the SRM by arguing that its value would grow dramatically. Nearly 2000 investors, some of them minors, had bet massively in this new cryptocurrency."
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"An investigation was then launched by the AMF (the body mandated by the Quebec government to oversee the Quebec financial sector), which subsequently obtained a freeze order from the Tribunal, prohibiting Mirshahi and Marsan from carrying on any activity as investment dealers or advisers, and preventing any trading in securities. This order was then extended by the court and will end on July 4."

Vieux-Montréal | Quatre personnes, dont un influenceur adepte de la cryptomonnaie, ont été enlevées

Quatre personnes ont été enlevées vendredi matin dans un immeuble du Vieux-Port. Selon des informations obtenues par La Presse, une des personnes enlevées serait Kevin Mirshahi, un adepte de la cryptomonnaie qui était la cible de menaces à la suite d’une affaire frauduleuse.

www.lapresse.ca

 

[Inthedetails]

Yes he did a rug pull on a bunch of people and they are mad.

You don't deal with angry by kidnapping. Stating the obvious, I know.

jmo

 

[Happypetitvieux01]

From TVANouvelles, French News Broadcaster in Quebec, Google Translate
(Published on June 21, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. - Updated on June 21, 2024 at 6:17 p.m.)

Qui est Kevin Mirshahi, l'influenceur de la crypto kidnappé à Montréal?​

Who is Kevin Mirshahi, the crypto influencer kidnapped in Montreal?
"Everyone knows Kevin Mirshahi in the crypto world in Montreal. His name is still worth its weight in gold, despite the court ban that has prevented him from offering his investment advice since 2021.
"He started another group as soon as the AMF((the body mandated by the Quebec government to oversee the Quebec financial sector) became interested in him," one of his former clients told us on Friday, on condition of anonymity."
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"Since the court ban, Mirshahi has been operating The Amir's Group, still on Telegram. All our sources indicate that he never stopped giving his advice."
"Kevin Mirshahi is known for his discretion. Almost no one knows what it looks like. "All I know is that he's small," a third ex-client told the Journal on Friday afternoon."
"He also has a LinkedIn page. It is impossible, however, to validate that he is the instigator.
"We think that someone who wanted to piss him off put his photo on LinkedIn," one of his former clients told the Journal on Friday."

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2024/06/22/qui-est-kevin-mirshahi-linfluenceur-de-la-crypto-kidnappe-a-montreal

 

[Happypetitvieux01]

Enlèvement dans le Vieux-Montréal : trois des quatre victimes retrouvées vivantes​

Kidnapping in Old Montreal: Three of the four victims found alive
"Three of the four victims of a kidnapping that occurred Friday morning in Old Montreal have been found safe and sound, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal announced. However, the alleged target of this crime is still missing.
Two women and a man in their early twenties were found "in good health" Saturday afternoon, the SPVM said."
"No other information can be transmitted for the time being so as not to hinder the ongoing investigation," says the SPVM (Montreal Police)"
From Radio-Canada, Nation French-Canadian Broadcaster

Enlèvement à Montréal : trois victimes retrouvées vivantes

Trois des quatre victimes d'un enlèvement survenu vendredi matin dans le Vieux-Montréal ont été retrouvées saines et sauves, a annoncé samedi le SPVM.

ici.radio-canada.ca

 

[tarabull]

Body of abducted cryptocurrency influencer Kevin Mirshahi found in Montreal park

The 25-year-old was last seen on June 21 when he was taken from a condo building in Old Montreal.

montrealgazette.com

 

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[sunspun]

Enlèvement dans le Vieux-Montréal : trois des quatre victimes retrouvées vivantes​

Kidnapping in Old Montreal: Three of the four victims found alive
"Three of the four victims of a kidnapping that occurred Friday morning in Old Montreal have been found safe and sound, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal announced. However, the alleged target of this crime is still missing.
Two women and a man in their early twenties were found "in good health" Saturday afternoon, the SPVM said."
"No other information can be transmitted for the time being so as not to hinder the ongoing investigation," says the SPVM (Montreal Police)"
From Radio-Canada, Nation French-Canadian Broadcaster

Enlèvement à Montréal : trois victimes retrouvées vivantes

Trois des quatre victimes d'un enlèvement survenu vendredi matin dans le Vieux-Montréal ont été retrouvées saines et sauves, a annoncé samedi le SPVM.

ici.radio-canada.ca

Wonder why they even bothered to kidnap those other 3 if they only wanted Mirsahi? And then to just let the others go. Maybe the original intention was to kill all 4 so the other 3 couldn't give any info on the kidnappers. But then why would they release them then? Or... did they manage to escape? And has it been reported what they had to say about where they went or what was done to them or to their friend? Has anyone been charged with anything??

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to the charges, the killing is alleged to have taken place in Les Cèdres on the same day as the kidnapping.

Police say other arrests could be coming as the investigation is ongoing

Police ID body in Montreal park as abducted crypto influencer missing since June

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a body found in a nature park last month was that of a cryptocurrency influencer who had been missing since he was kidnapped from his Old Montreal condo in June.

www.timescolonist.com

 

[bluestsocks]

What an incredibly strange case.