Enfield men charged in jail extortion
24 May 2012, 2:34 pm
Two Enfield men held in the Halifax County Detention Center are facing charges they forced another inmate to give up his food to them after assaulting him.

Fake Binay nabbed for extortion attempt on Lucio Tan
24 May 2012, 3:57 am
MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday arrested a man who posed as Vice President Jejomar Binay just to extort money from business tycoon Lucio Tan.

Exclusive: Former delegate Hamilton appeals bribery, extortion convictions
23 May 2012, 11:30 pm
Former state lawmaker now serving a 91/2-year prison term for bribery and extortion Former state Del. Phil Hamilton is asking a federal appeals court to reverse his bribery and extortion convictions, contending that the evidence in the case didn't warrant guilty verdicts on the charges a year ago.

Roadblocks extortion endangers Ivorian cocoa reform
15 May 2012, 7:05 am
SAN PEDRO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - The government's failure to dismantle extortion rackets run by police, soldiers and customs agents is cutting into the profits of Ivory Coast's cocoa growers and threatens to undermine a current major reform of the sector, farmers say. The world's top cocoa producer is emerging from a decade-long political crisis that ended with a four-month civil war last year ...

Saugus man faces extortion charge
15 May 2012, 12:22 am
A 52-year-old Saugus man is in federal custody after he allegedly sent threatening text messages to a man from Maine over a $100,000 debt linked to an escort service. According to records filed in US District Court in Portland, Nicholas Enfanto allegedly threatened a man known only as J.D. in a series of text messages sent from Massachusetts to J.D. while he was in New Hampshire and Maine.

Stevie Wonder's nephew charged with extortion
13 May 2012, 7:11 pm
Stevie Wonder's nephew has been arrested and charged with an extortion scheme against the singer.

Two arrested in Stevie Wonder extortion plot
11 May 2012, 7:38 pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stevie Wonder's nephew has been arrested and charged with an extortion scheme against the singer, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday. Alpha Lorenzo Walker, 38, was arrested on May 2, along with another alleged conspirator, Tamara Eileen Diaz. The pair had threatened to reveal information they claimed would be embarrassing to the "Superstition" singer unless he met ...

Stevie Wonder extortion plot bust
11 May 2012, 6:29 pm
TWO people charged with extortion after detectives arrest pair for trying to sell 'embarrassing' information about Stevie Wonder.

extortion case gives US taxpayers stake in prequel to 'Passion of the Christ'
11 May 2012, 4:06 pm
SAN ANTONIO - The American taxpayer may be getting into the movie business.

extortion charges dropped against Hells Angels boss
8 May 2012, 11:15 pm
extortion charges against Hells Angels bikie gang boss Felix Lyle and four other men have been dropped by police.