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DB Marg police bust gang of informers for extortion

Edit DNA India 18 May 2016
The arrested have been charged with extortion, putting a person in fear and acts done by several person with a common intention under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code ... An officer said, "The accused used to extort money by posing as journalists... "The accused have extorted lakhs from the CSWs, shopkeepers and builders....

Five police informers held for extortion

Edit The Hindu 18 May 2016
... who were allegedly extorting money from brothels in the Lamington Road and nearby areas for the past one year....

Former Lee Police Chief Sentenced to Prison for Extortion (United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts)

Edit Public Technologies 18 May 2016
District Court in Springfield for extorting a $4,000 payment from a couple facing prostitution charges in Southern Berkshire District Court ... Buffis abused his position of authority by extorting cash for his own benefit and greed,' said United States Attorney Carmen M ... He was convicted following a three-week trial in June 2015 of extortion under color of official right....

Coming soon: Hoysalas in hi-tech avatar

Edit The Times of India 18 May 2016
Bengaluru. Hoysalas, the truant patrol vehicles of Bengaluru police, are set to get a makeover over a decade and half after they came into existence ... Whether the new avatar will help rein in the notorious ways of Hoysala police remains to be seen. The patrol vehicles are termed 'vasooli gadis' or extortion vehicles, given the staffers' penchant for extorting money (hafta) from small-time street vendors ... How system works ... RELATED....

Former Western Massachusetts police chief tells reporters ‘Vote for Donald Trump,’ after being sentenced to prison

Edit The Boston Globe 18 May 2016
Former Lee Police Chief Joseph Buffis was sentenced Tuesday to a 27-prison term for his 2015 conviction for extortion. However, despite the outcome of�Tuesday’s proceedings, Buffis had a bright message for reporters as he left the court house, reported�MassLive. “Have a great afternoon!” he said. “Thank you! God bless America and vote for Donald Trump!” […] ... > ... ....

Lawmakers are finally trying to do something about sextortion

Edit Business Insider 18 May 2016
Sextortion is when someone threatens to publish naked photos of you online in order to get something from you — be it sex, money or even just more pics ... And soon, they might all be sex criminals at the federal level ... "[S]ince specific data is not collected by any federal entity on online sexual extortion, the full extent of this crime is largely unknown," Boxer writes in the letter, provided to Mic via email ... ....

CBI to scan ministry’s FCRA files, quiz officials

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
On Tuesday, sources said, CBI officials visited the FCRA wing of the Home Ministry to look for records related to the case ... The exercise is being carried out in connection with the CBI case against a ministry under secretary, Anand Joshi, who has been accused of trading FCRA information with NGOs and arbitrarily issuing notices to some of them, allegedly to extort money. Joshi is currently in CBI custody ... Share This Article ... 3 }); }); ... ....

Delhi lawyer sent to police custody till May 23

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
Shailendra Singh Jaat (second from left) outside Rajkot court on Tuesday. A local court granted plea of Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Rajkot city police and sent Delhi lawyer Shailendra Singh Jaat on police remand for six days on Tuesday ... Jaat was nabbed from his Rohini residence in Delhi by ATS on Sunday midnight ... The police say that the kidnappers had extorted Rs 1.4 crore ransom before the jewellers were eventually rescued ... ....

Man convicted of threatening, forcing sex on teen

Edit NJ dot com 18 May 2016
Clifford Wares is scheduled to be sentenced June 27. NEWARK -- A federal jury Tuesday deliberated three hours Tuesday before finding  a Warwick, N.Y. man guilty of luring teenage girls online, traveling into New Jersey to extort sex from one and forcing another other to take nude pictures of herself.  ... When she didn't comply with demands for more, Wares threatened to post the pictures online, court records show ... U.S ... ....

Judge: House staff can testify in case of ex-lawmakers

Edit Detroit news 18 May 2016
Lansing — House employees, including the top aide for Republican Speaker Kevin Cotter, can be called to testify in the probable cause hearings of former Michigan lawmakers who were forced from office in a sex scandal, a judge ruled Tuesday ... They also face charges they that told staff to forge their signatures on legislation ... A county prosecutor declined to pursue charges in connection with the alleged extortion by Gamrat’s husband. ....

Chechnya No Longer Part of Russia's 'Legal Space'

Edit Voa News 18 May 2016
Russian media reported last weekend that Chechen security forces had surrounded the village of Kenkhi in an effort to find one of its residents, Ramazan Dzhalaldinov, who in April had posted a video addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin accusing local authorities of embezzling funds and extorting bribes. Last Thursday, unidentified persons in camouflage uniforms and masks burned down Dzhalaldinov’s house ... ....

UPDATE 1-Unaoil denies media link to corruption, says it is a victim of extortion

Edit Reuters 17 May 2016
SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Monaco-based oil services company Unaoil denied on Monday a media report linking it to corrupt practices involving big oil companies said it has been the victim of an extortion attempt by unidentified criminals. ....

Unaoil denies corruption allegations citing extortion attempt

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 May 2016
Monaco-based oil services company Unaoil denies media reports linking it to corrupt practices involving big oil companies, citing it has been the victim of an extortion attempt ... ....
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