Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday morning at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, accusing him of demanding $2 billion in what he … Read more
MONROE TWP., N.J. — A 35-year-old man from Jersey City has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses after allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement … Read more
A federal jury in Boston convicted former Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Gary Cederquist on Thursday for orchestrating a years-long scheme to fraudulently pass dozens of … Read more
NEW YORK, NY — Nicole Torres, a Bronx district leader and former employee of the New York City Board of Elections, pled guilty Thursday to … Read more
PENBROOK, PA — A 26-year-old man from Penbrook is facing 40 criminal charges, including rape and sexual extortion, after police say he used threats and … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A documented member of the violent MS-13 street gang wanted in El Salvador for charges including extortion, blackmail, and terrorist affiliation was … Read more
BALTIMORE — Stephen L. Snyder, a prominent medical malpractice attorney from Baltimore, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempted extortion and seven counts … Read more
CAMPBELL HALL, N.Y. — A retired New York state judge and former prosecutor, Stewart Rosenwasser, took his own life Tuesday just before federal agents arrived … Read more
NEWARK, N.J. — A Missouri man has been arrested and charged with attempting to extort his former employer, a national industrial company based in Somerset … Read more
HACKENSACK, NJ—Jourden Battle, a 24-year-old resident of Tobyhanna, PA, has been charged with second-degree theft by extortion, following a comprehensive investigation by the Bergen County … Read more
Corruption rocks Ocean County insurance firm that provides liability insurance for most Ocean County towns TOMS RIVER, NJ—Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick recently announced the … Read more
Oscar Aguirre Silva, 30, of Ventura, pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by extortion (Hobbs Act), two counts of interference with commerce … Read more
Eddy Santiago, Jr., 30, of Clifton, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 49 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of extortionate collection practices. … Read more
TRENTON, N.J. – Francis A. Garzon, a 35-year-old Brooklyn resident, was sentenced to 121 months in prison for his involvement in a strongarm extortion scheme. … Read more
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – When farmers in a tiny Mexican village last month hacked to death suspected drug cartel members who were … Read more
The FBI has issued a warning about the rising cases of sextortion, where offenders manipulate minors into producing sexually explicit material for extortion. These crimes, … Read more
WASHINGTON – Corry Blue Evans, 31, of New York, N.Y. was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in an elaborate … Read more
By Zeba Siddiqui and James Pearson SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) – A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which on Friday said it breached the Industrial and Commercial … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A WMATA employee, Tyrone Hunter, 52, of Seat Pleasant, MD, has been charged with two counts each of extortion and bribery related … Read more
UNION CITY, NJ – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is scheduled to appear in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday on charges of bribery, as demands … Read more
NEWARK, NJ – New Jersey U.S. Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted for bribery, fraud, and extortion, but at 11:30 am on Monday, he will … Read more
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to overturn Michael Avenatti’s conviction for extorting Nike, setting back the … Read more
Brooklyn, New York – Endrit Kllogjeri, a 29-year-old resident of Brooklyn, was found guilty on June 27, for his involvement in a week-long strongarm extortion … Read more
‘Borders On Extortion’: Big Pharma Company Sues Biden Admin Over Drug Pricing Rules Katelynn Richardson on June 6, 2023 Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. … Read more
GREENSBURG, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced yesterday the conviction of Robert Baldwin, the former chief of the Seward Police Department, … Read more
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ppassim Elder, also known as “Bsam,” “Big Sam” and “Sam,” and Wilbert Bryant, also known as “Will” and … Read more
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York … Read more
MIAMI – Delvin Thomas, 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has pled guilty to one count of extortion after using his chairman position to receive … Read more
A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging a former Department of Transportation (DOT) employee with bribery and extortion. Patrick Gorena, 54, … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lee’s Summit, Mo., man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of a $1 million extortion scheme against a … Read more
MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident who was previously living in Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to three felony charges of making death threats and attempting … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that James Stevens, 69, of Somerdale, NJ, and Robert Welsh, 59, now living in Arizona, were … Read more
Greenbelt, Maryland – Today, a federal jury convicted Luis Flores-Reyes, a/k/a “Maloso,” “Lobo,”’ and “Viejo Lovvon,” age 41, of Arlington, Virginia; Jairo Jacome, a/k/a “Abuelo,” … Read more
DETROIT – Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco pleaded guilty to extortion by withholding county permits from businessmen who refused to contribute … Read more
DETROIT – Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco pleaded guilty to extortion by withholding county permits from businessmen who refused to contribute … Read more
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BIAGIO WILLIAM AMBROSINO, age 20, originally from Queens, NY, who was an enlisted sailor stationed … Read more
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury today found Delon Adams (50, Palmetto) guilty of four counts of … Read more
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of … Read more
WASHINGTON – Robert Evans, 35, of New York, N.Y., was sentenced today to five years in prison for his … Read more
CINCINNATI – A U.S. District Court jury here found former Cincinnati City Council member P.D. Sittenfeld, 37, of Cincinnati, guilty of accepting $40,000 in campaign contributions … Read more
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the … Read more
LAREDO, Texas – Two individuals have been ordered to federal prison for aiding and abetting in the transmission of messages threatening to extort money from … Read more
LAREDO, Texas – Two individuals have been ordered to federal prison for aiding and abetting in the transmission of messages threatening to extort money from … Read more
Baltimore, Maryland – Kenneth Coffland, age 67, of Riva, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to extortion committed in connection with the operation of a state government contract … Read more
Baltimore, Maryland – Kenneth Coffland, age 67, of Riva, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act extortion committed in connection with the operation of a … Read more
SANTA ANA, California – An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force has resulted in the arrest of seven out of … Read more
LITTLE ROCK—A former Chief Deputy with the Stone County Sheriff’s Office appeared in federal court today for arraignment on charges of bank … Read more
WASHINGTON – Archie Kaslov, 55, and Candy Evans, 52, of New York, N.Y., were sentenced to prison terms today … Read more