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The brunette beauty arrested alongside Kentucky-based crypto investor John Woeltz for the alleged kidnap and torture of an Italian man in Manhattan is a small-time actor who claims to work as a marketing manager for luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley and whose family lives in Connecticut.
Beatrice Folchi – the 24-year-old who police sources said worked as Woeltz’s assistant – was arrested Friday at the SoHo penthouse where a man from Turin, Italy, told cops he was held hostage and brutally tortured for nearly three weeks, in a sick extortion attempt to gain the password to his cryptocurrency account.
She was charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree unlawful imprisonment, but the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute pending further investigation, a spokesperson said.
But Folchi — who’s originally from Latina, Italy, according to her Facebook profile — bizarrely claimed she wasn’t implicated in the sadistic crimes when approached by The Post Saturday.
“I’m not arrested,” she told The Post in an exclusive interview outside of her ritzy Chelsea apartment building, where she was walking with another woman.
“Everything is going to be told but with a lawyer — I can’t make any comments right now,” added Folchi, who was sporting an all-black outfit, sunglasses and a nearly $1,300 Stella McCartney tote.
The duo turned around and took off in the opposite direction on West 21st Street without answering further questions.
Folchi studied communication and philosophy at the University of Connecticut from 2017 to 2020, and has since held various positions in marketing, according to her LinkedIn.
“Experienced in managing media production and events for prestigious clients in the sports and automotive industries, including Puma, Manchester City, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley,” reads the bio of her profile, which also boasts her fluency in the Italian language.
Profiles for the 5’9” bombshell on IMBD and Backstage show she’s held roles in several movies, short films and series since 2020, including a 2021 drama titled “Butterfly Wings.”
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Neighbors at her family’s Southbury, Connecticut, home said Saturday the Folchi parents had rented out the house, and were staying in Italy.
Puma, Manchester City, Rolls-Royce and Bentley could not immediately be reached for comment.
