NYC cops linked to crypto torture case put on modified duties: Report

Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.

The New York Police Department has reportedly placed two officers on modified duties after the pair was accused of being linked to a local townhouse where a crypto trader was allegedly kidnapped and tortured before escaping.

NYPD detective Roberto Cordero, who serves on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, is said to have picked up the alleged victim, Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, from the airport and driven him to the townhouse, The New York Times reported on May 29, citing two city officials with knowledge of the matter.

The Times reported that Cordero and NYPD detective Raymond J. Low, who investigates narcotics cases in Manhattan, also provided security at the Soho townhouse where Carturan claimed he escaped from.

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