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Attorney for many Diddy accusers sued for alleged 'extortionate plot'

  • Nov 19, 2024

Instagram to crack down on teen sextortion

  • Apr 11, 2024

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

FBI issues alert on 'explosion' in child 'sextortion' schemes

  • Dec 20, 2022

'Absolutely terrified' SJ teen boy dies hours after 'sextortion' scam

  • May 21, 2022

Scammer sends death threats to San Jose teen, steals $10K

  • Nov 9, 2021

SJ code enforcement inspector charged with sexual assault, extortion

  • Nov 6, 2020

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Scammer sends death threats to San Jose teen, steals $10K

  • Nov 9, 2021
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11 CA Hells Angels members indicted for racketeering, extortion, murder

  • Nov 21, 2017
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Fremont man accused of videotaping couple having sex

  • Aug 8, 2017
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Lafayette kidnapping victim says suspect was 'more nervous' than he was

  • Jun 14, 2017
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Suspect to be booked in apparent kidnapping in Lafayette

  • Apr 8, 2017

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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

Student's father charged in alleged sex cult at New York college

"If you're not angry, you don't have a soul." The father of a former student at a New York college is accused of running a sex cult out of his daughter's dorm room. He faces charges of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses.

  • Feb 11, 2020
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP

Phoenix couple accused of forcing day laborer into sex at gunpoint

A Phoenix couple are accused of forcing a Mexican day laborer into sex at gunpoint and filming another encounter to blackmail him.

  • Apr 18, 2019
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Michael Avenatti arrest: Attorney accused of bank and wire fraud, trying to extort millions from Nike

Michael Avenatti was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity.

  • Mar 26, 2019
KGO-TV

11 CA Hells Angels members indicted for racketeering, extortion, murder

The San Francisco FBI announced Monday, multiple criminal indictments against eleven members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. At least eight of the men are members of the Sonoma County Hells Angels Chapter.

  • Nov 21, 2017