Doctor Paid $60,000 Worth of Bitcoin to Kidnap His Wife; How He Tried to Remain Anonymous

Doctor Paid $60,000 Worth of Bitcoin to Kidnap His Wife; How He Tried to Remain Anonymous
Bitcoin medals in Washington on June 17, 2014. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
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A 55-year-old former neonatologist from Spokane, Washington, has confessed to paying $60,000 worth of Bitcoin to kidnap his estranged wife.

According to federal prosecutors, Ronald Ilg intended to kidnap and inject his wife with substances, so she would drop divorce proceedings.