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Extortion

Man charged with posing as ICE agent in Texas

  • Nov 25, 2025
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Attorney for many Diddy accusers sued for alleged 'extortionate plot'

  • Nov 19, 2024

Emails claiming to have caught you being bad is latest extortion scam

  • Nov 15, 2024

Instagram to crack down on teen sextortion

  • Apr 11, 2024

SBI finds no evidence Durham councilmember extorted developer

  • Sep 20, 2023

Holloway family hopeful after Joran van der Sloot's extradition

  • Jun 15, 2023

Natalee Holloway case suspect will likely be extradited to US Thursday

  • Jun 5, 2023

Emails: Durham city leaders' conversations around extortion claims

  • Apr 6, 2023

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Emails shed light on Durham city leaders' conversations over extortion claims against councilmember

  • Apr 6, 2023
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ABC11 I-Team obtains emails between Durham City Council members

  • Apr 6, 2023
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Johnston County School Board member appears in court for extortion charges

  • Apr 4, 2023
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Johnston County School Board member due in court for extortion charges

  • Apr 4, 2023
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Durham DA asks SBI to investigate alleged extortion by council member

  • Mar 28, 2023

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Johnston County School Board member appears in court for extortion charges

Ronald Johnson was indicted on extortion charges and three counts of willfully failing to discharge duties on Monday.

  • Apr 4, 2023

Durham DA asks SBI to investigate alleged extortion by council member

Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry said Monday that she has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to open an inquiry into the allegations against council member Monique Holsey-Hyman.

  • Mar 28, 2023

FBI issues alert on 'explosion' in child 'sextortion' schemes with holidays on horizon

Teens are being tricked into sending explicit photos and are then blackmailed, resulting in over 7,000 cases, officials say.

  • Dec 20, 2022

Teen boy's death hours after scam is part of troubling increase in 'sextortion' cases, FBI says

A 17-year-old boy died hours after being scammed. The FBI said it's part of a troubling increase in "sextortion" cases.

  • May 21, 2022
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Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star in Trump lawsuit, convicted of trying to extort Nike

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who gained fame by representing a porn star in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.

  • Feb 15, 2020