Former U.S. Attorney Mimi Rocah explains why Jeff Bezos' claim fits the definition of federal extortion.Feb. 8, 2019 ...

Extortion Case Tests Definition of Property The Obama Administration faced a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as it argued that the attempted extortion of a lawyer's advice is a crime under a ...

El presidente electo, Alejandro Giammattei, durante la toma de posesi n del 14 de enero pasado, mientras proclama guerra a las pandillas It was one of Alejandro Giammattei’s most emphatic promises.

When the director of the Illinois Board of Elections, Steve Sandvoss, was targeted in an online extortion attempt last week, he reportedly took the matter directly to the Illinois State Police. That ...

Shots were fired at a business in the 12800 block of 80 Avenue in Surrey in an extortion attempt in August (Credit: Arlen Redekop) In recent months, a string of extortion-related shootings and crimes ...

In recent months, a string of extortion-related shootings and crimes have proliferated across Metro Vancouver. Many of the cases stem from incidents involving Surrey-based businesses with a seeming ...