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A Saudi royal was kidnapped and forced to transfer 40,000 dollars in Bitcoin

Catherine Colivas, a 24-year-old woman, kidnapped a Saudi royal with the help of three co-conspirators and threatened to cut off his fingers, forcing him to pay $40,000 in bitcoin. Although the inmate pleaded guilty, she was not put behind bars. Catherine Colivas faces up to 25 years in prison at a hearing in Victoria, Australia. She pleaded guilty to kidnapping, extortion, reckless wounding, theft and possession of a firearm. However, she was only granted a community corrections order - the equivalent of community service in Australia.