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Staffer for NYC Mayor fired amid extortion reports after NYPD commissioner resigns

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' staff member was fired Thursday after a Brooklyn bar owner alleged that the staff member tried to extort money from the twin brother of former NYPD Commissioner Edward Cavan. The news comes amid a widening federal investigation into Adams' inner circle. Ray Martin, operations manager for the city's Community […]

Tell us: have you been affected by sexual extortion? | Society

The Guardian reports on a surge in sexual blackmail for money, commonly known as “sextortion.” Teenage boys and young adult men are often targeted, and are tricked into sharing their private images with strangers who then threaten to share the images online unless they pay money. Law enforcement reports say the perpetrators are almost always […]

Man suing DraftKings in alleged $500M masked-man extortion plot

A Queens man claims he was the central figure in a $500,000 extortion scheme backed by DraftKings. In the Queens County lawsuit Acquired by NextThe anonymous plaintiff alleges that in March 2023, a masked man threatened him near his Long Island City home, “grabbing him, shaking him roughly and threatening to kill him unless he […]

Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal as Nike extortion conviction stands

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti’s appeal and upheld his conviction for trying to extort $25 million from Nike. “The petition for writ of certiorari is denied,” the Supreme Court’s order said, without providing any details other than that Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the deliberations or decision. Avenatti was the […]

Argentina Raids Leftist Protest Groups After Hundreds of Extortion Complaints

Argentina’s federal judiciary ordered 27 raids against left-wing leaders on Monday. Piqueteros (‘Picketers’) organization tracks hundreds of complaints from local residents regarding suspected extortion and intimidation. The indictment reportedly accuses the organizations of threatening individuals if they refuse to participate in left-wing protests against President Javier Millay. In Argentina, “picketers” is the name given to […]

Mexican Immigration Officials Fired After Top Level Extortion Scheme Goes Public

Two Mexican immigration officials have lost their jobs after Mexico’s Immigration Service (INM) failed to cover up their arrests. The officials were arrested as part of an investigation into a large-scale extortion plot that allegedly targeted immigrants. The case revolves around INM leaders in Tijuana who used their position to extort money from migrants to […]