# Aiden Pleterski Testifies He Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint in 2022 By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/57189 Published: 2026-11-14T04:19:16.000Z Updated: 2026-11-14T04:19:16.000Z Section: Regulation > He testified in a Toronto case against three defendants charged with kidnapping and extortion. Pleterski was convicted of fraud in a separate case in October. Aiden Pleterski testified in a Toronto kidnapping and extortion case Friday, Nov. 13, that he was abducted at gunpoint in December 2022 and forced to demand as much as C$3 million. Three defendants are charged in the case and have pleaded not guilty. Pleterski testified that he was beaten and made to call his former landlord to seek C$2 million to C$3 million. Prosecutors played a 13-second video that appeared to show a man pointing a gun at Pleterski as he knelt, then firing near his head. In a separate case involving more than C$30 million in investor funds, Pleterski was convicted of fraud in October. He has not been sentenced. TokenPost previously covered Pleterski’s [Toronto jury trial](). ## Links in this article - [Toronto jury trial](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/43503)