The recent case of an Italian tourist who was kidnapped in New York City and tortured by people allegedly after his cryptocurrency is drawing attention to a rash of crimes dubbed "wrench attacks," which combine cybertheft with old-fashioned thuggery.

William Duplessie, 33, stood before a judge in Manhattan Criminal Court wearing a beige prison smock and his arms cuffed behind his back as he awaited a grand jury indictment.

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- face kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment charges in the case.

The off-duty detective who drove torture victim Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan from the airport to the crypto brothers’ Soho pad had served on Mayor Adams’ security detail.

NYPD officers sidelined amid accusations of aiding suspects in a shocking crypto trader assault, prompting major public scrutiny.