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extortion
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thehindu.compolitics18 days ago
Mexico Extortion Cases Rise as Police and Gangs Target Residents and Businesses
Reported extortion incidents nearly doubled between 2016 and 2025. In the first four months of 2026, authorities recorded nearly 3,600 cases nationwide.
New York Postworld39 days ago
Suspect in Milwaukee Bucks Owner Blackmail Case Released on Bail
Changli “Sophia” Luo, charged with attempting to extort $1.2 billion from Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens, was released on a $500,000 bond posted by Robin Mui, CEO of a pro-Beijing media outlet registered as a foreign agent. Court records show Luo has extensive financial an…
nypost.comworld41 days ago
Chinese Woman Indicted on Blackmail Charges After Sexual Encounter with Billionaire Wesley Edens
Wesley Edens, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, reported Changli Sophia Luo to authorities after she allegedly threatened to release explicit material unless he paid more than $1 billion. Luo, who met Edens after a 2022 LinkedIn exchange that led to a sexual encounter in June 2023…
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revolver.newsworld42 days ago
Woman Indicted on Charge of Attempting to Extort Billionaire Wesley Edens
A woman was indicted on a federal charge of trying to extort billionaire Wesley Edens. Prosecutors said she threatened to release sex videos and photos of him unless he paid her. The indictment was returned in federal court and reported by The Wall Street Journal.
nypost.comworld42 days ago
Milwaukee Bucks Owner Extorted by Woman After 2022 Sexual Encounter, Prosecutors Say
Federal prosecutors said a Chinese-born woman contacted the billionaire via LinkedIn in 2022, had sex with him at her Manhattan apartment and then demanded $1.2 billion while threatening to release explicit material. The woman was arrested at JFK International Airport in June 202…
manilatimes.networld46 days ago
PGMN Founder Franco Mabanta Arrested in Alleged Extortion Plot Targeting Martin Romualdez
The National Bureau of Investigation arrested social media strategist Franco Mabanta and four other men on May 5, 2026, in Pasig City. Authorities said Mabanta demanded P300 million from Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez in exchange for not publishing video conte…
rte.ieworld49 days ago
Austrian Police Arrest 39-Year-Old Suspect After Rat Poison Found in HiPP Baby Food Jars
Police in eastern Austria arrested a 39-year-old suspect linked to rat poison discovered in HiPP baby food jars. The tampering prompted recalls in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Authorities seized five affected jars before consumption, and HiPP reported being targeted…
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