ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A St. Louis man, a California man and a Georgia man have been charged in federal court for their involvement in a kidnapping in August 2024.
Saif Faiq, 22, of St. Louis, Adam Iza, 25, of California, and James Schwab, 22, of Georgia have all been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Faiq and Iza have also been charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.
According to court documents, on August 25, 2024, police in Danbury, Connecticut, arrested six Florida men who were involved in the carjacking of a Lamborghini Urus and the kidnapping of two people in the car. Police say that the investigation showed that the two people kidnapped are the parents of a suspect in a multi-million dollar cryptocurrency theft.
Court documents allege that Faiq, Iza and Schwab coordinated the kidnapping, with Schwab having had an altercation with the kidnapping victim’s son at a Miami nightclub in July 2024. Schwab was also in regular contact with some of the kidnappers the days leading up to it, provided money, and helped arrange transportation and lodging.
Documents state that Iza was in contact with the kidnappers through encrypted messaging apps and directed the logistics of the kidnapping, and also provided money.
Documents say Faiq recruited people for the kidnapping, traveled to Connecticut for the planned home invasion and kidnapping, helped coordinate with Iza, and surveilled the kidnapping victims.
Iza was arrested on September 24, 2024, and is detained in California on unrelated charges concerning intimidation, extortion, illegal search warrants and other abuses of police power.
Schwab was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on January 29, 2025. He is currently released on a $1.5 million secured bond pending trial.
Faiq was arrested on November 12, 2025, and is detained pending his arraignment in Connecticut. A date is not scheduled as of this article’s publication.
The charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping carries a maximum sentence of life. The charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Six other individuals were charged with offenses related to the carjacking and kidnapping. All have pleaded guilty.
This matter is being investigated by the FBI’s New Haven Violent Crimes Task Force, the FBI’s Los Angeles and St. Louis offices, and the Danbury Police Department. The FBI Task Force comprises members from the Connecticut State Police and several local law enforcement agencies.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck.
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