În 2007, alături de alți doi români, Ștefan a atacat o femeie în vârstă de 65 de ani, cu o avedere de 200 de milioane de dolari, din Connecticut. Deși cazul s-a petrecut în urmă cu 9 ani, polițiștii au anunțat abia acum recompensa pentru românul din Iași.
Împreună cu un alt român, au sechestrat-o pe Anne Bass, cu ajutorul majordomului ei, Emanuel Nicolescu. Cei trei l-au mai legat și pe partenerul ei, apoi le-au injectat o substanță așa-zisă letală și i-au amenințată că vor muri în 24 de ore, dacă nu le plătesc 8.5 milioane de dolari pentru un presupus antidot.
Planul diabolic a fost pus în practică în 2017, în casa femeii de 65 de ani. Victima avea o avere estimată la 700 de milioane de dolari. Aceasta a povestit cum trei bărbați cu cagule au intrat peste ea şi, sub amenințarea unui cuţit, au legat-o şi au târât-o în baie. La fel au procedat şi cu partenerul ei. Coşmarul a continuat câteva momente mai târziu când a simţit o înţepătura în umăr. Unul dintre indivizi i-a spus că ii injectase un virus puternic, ale cărui efecte se vor simți in 24 de ore.
Pentru antidot au cerut 8,5 milioane de dolari. A urmat o negociere: li s-au oferit 50.000 de dolari, apoi 250.000. S-a pus în discuţie şi răpirea nepotului miliardarei. Până la urma, românii și-au abandonat planul, dar cazul lor a ajuns în justiție. Majordomul Nicolescu a primit 50 de ani de închisoare. Anchetatorii au stabilit că „virusul” injectat era un simplu colorant alimentar.
#FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for info leading to the arrest of Stefan Alexandru Barabas, #wanted for his alleged involvement in the home invasion & attempted extortion of a female victim out of $8.5 million in South Kent, Connecticut. https://t.co/xT1NctIvDN pic.twitter.com/yKNs3DDS9u
— FBI (@FBI) April 24, 2018
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