25-year-sometime Mexican YouTuber Germán Abraham Loera Acosta has been sentenced to fifty years in prison for masterminding a woman's kidnapping in February 2022 in Chihuahua, Mexico. WowWowWowWowWowWowWowWow.

Acosta is i of six men convicted for the kidnapping. The group demanded $100,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) in exchange for the release of 33-yr-old lawyer Tania Denisse.

Jassiel Omar Molina Ceballos, Jesús Adrián Mendoza Pérez, Edgar René Subías Rubalcaba, Jesús Arnulfo Ochoa Martínez and Juan Alfonso Puerta Holguín were sentenced alongside Acosta.

Digital footprint used to trace kidnappers

Acosta rented a house that was used to concord the victim captive while they established communications with authorities over the cyberspace to demand a ransom of two million Mexican pesos (roughly $103,000).

At the time, authorities described Acosta every bit "very experienced" in using internet communications anonymously. Despite his technological savvy, authorities emphasized that they were able to track the Bitcoins that were sent to the kidnappers.

All ransom money was retrieved past authorities

Later receiving the ransom, Acosta used Twitter to attain out to the founders of Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso, writing: "I'd similar to speak to you. Nosotros are the heads of marketing for the biggest bitcoin casinos in the world." Bitso did non respond to the message.

Forty-eight hours after establishing communication with Acosta, the Anti-Kidnap Unit of measurement of the Chihuahua Prosecutor's Office rescued Denisse. The kidnappers were located by the state'southward cybercrime department.

All ransom coin was fully recovered by law enforcement during the kidnappers' abort. Three vehicles, a handgun and the mobile phones used to negotiate the ransom were also seized in the functioning.

Acosta is a former YouTuber with an audience of tens of thousands who claimed to be the managing director of a marketing company. He also reportedly participated in the World Congress of Young Leaders for Peace in United mexican states during June 2022.