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# extortion - This year 2022

French footballer Pogba's brother charged in extortion case

Updated Sep 17th 2022, 10:45 PM 53,293 Views 0 Comments

Paul Pogba had filed a complaint with Turin prosecutors in July, saying he was the target of a €13 million blackmail plot.

# extortion - Last year 2021

Seven men arrested by gardaí in Cavan extortion plot released without charge

# Blackmail Plot

Seven men arrested by gardaí in Cavan extortion plot released without charge

Updated Mar 8th 2021, 10:55 PM 56,271 Views 13 Comments

Searches led to the discovery of a number of firearms and ammunition.

# extortion - All time

People warned not to fall for sextortion scam as criminals 'view pandemic as opportunity'

# Email Scam

People warned not to fall for sextortion scam as criminals 'view pandemic as opportunity'

Apr 27th 2020, 7:10 AM 48,480 Views 15 Comments

There has been an increase in the number of online scams reported during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two men arrested suspected of extorting builders in Limerick city

# Building Site

Two men arrested suspected of extorting builders in Limerick city

Jan 31st 2020, 11:40 AM 37,036 Views 0 Comments

Gardaí received a report of men demanding money in return for minding the building site in the evenings.

'I wasn't aware of it': Tánaiste denies knowing protection money was being paid to criminals on construction sites

# Extortion

'I wasn't aware of it': Tánaiste denies knowing protection money was being paid to criminals on construction sites

Oct 10th 2019, 12:44 PM 18,306 Views 0 Comments

The High Court heard that criminals extorted money from companies, including one building houses for Dublin City Council.

Two people released following arrests in Sligo over illegal money lending

# Extortion

Two people released following arrests in Sligo over illegal money lending

Updated Apr 2nd 2019, 10:46 PM 30,135 Views 15 Comments

A man, woman and teenage girl were arrested today.

Man with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending money on dating sites

# Extortion

Man with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending money on dating sites

Sep 5th 2017, 6:10 AM 25,492 Views 22 Comments

The man’s food and rent bills have fallen into arrears by almost €2,000.

People are joining Isis because they're desperate for money...

# Starving

People are joining Isis because they're desperate for money...

Nov 21st 2015, 8:30 AM 27,028 Views 70 Comments

Many Syrians who join the so-called Islamic State do so because they are starving according to one defector.

Fake reporter threatened to put sex offender “beside Larry Murphy” in newspaper

# Extortion

Fake reporter threatened to put sex offender “beside Larry Murphy” in newspaper

Jul 17th 2015, 6:33 PM 16,551 Views 8 Comments

31-year-old John Murphy pretended to be a journalist to extort money from an elderly sex offender.

# Sextortion

Ever take a 'sensitive' photo of yourself? You could be at risk of sextortion

Jul 12th 2015, 3:00 PM 23,440 Views 11 Comments

Faceless criminals are using young peoples’ personal images to extort money from them and the FBI want it to stop.

Nigerian gang blackmailed teen who took his own life

# Extortion

Nigerian gang blackmailed teen who took his own life

Jun 16th 2015, 9:17 AM 42,622 Views 38 Comments

Ronan Hughes was tricked into sending explicit photos of himself which the scammers threatened to send to his Facebook friends.

Blackmailers jailed after claiming to be from the UVF to extort 'drug money'

# Extortion

Blackmailers jailed after claiming to be from the UVF to extort 'drug money'

Apr 20th 2015, 3:37 PM 7,715 Views 35 Comments

They called innocent people saying they were being targeted by the UVF for being involved in drugs.

Faustino Asprilla forced to flee Colombia after gang's death threats

# Extortion

From The42

# Extortion

Faustino Asprilla forced to flee Colombia after gang's death threats

Dec 11th 2014, 7:00 AM 5,250 Views 4 Comments

‘I’m forced to leave by the back door of my own town,’ said the former Newcastle United striker.

How many small businesses have been victims of crime?

# Small Business Big Crime

How many small businesses have been victims of crime?

May 12th 2014, 6:30 AM 5,826 Views 4 Comments

Small Firms Association says the cost and rate of crime against business is on the rise.

Column: The two sides of bitcoin – is this virtual currency a boon or a threat?

# Coining It

Column: The two sides of bitcoin – is this virtual currency a boon or a threat?

Mar 18th 2014, 1:00 PM 216 Views 16 Comments

Despite being the darling of the tech frontier, surely we can now see that the red flags being waved around this “currency” are far from virtual, writes Peter Casey.

# Zetas Drug Cartel

Mexico captures boss of vicious Zetas drug cartel

Jul 16th 2013, 9:02 AM 8,467 Views 31 Comments

Miguel Angel Trevino has been described as a brutal killer who liked to “stew” his enemies by plunging them in containers of oil and fuel that he would then set alight.

Online sexual predators increasingly using blackmail and threats against children

# Child Safety

Online sexual predators increasingly using blackmail and threats against children

Jun 3rd 2013, 4:51 PM 11,641 Views 14 Comments

Online predators using the internet to gain access to young victims are increasingly using blackmail, extortion and aggression in their approaches.

Dutch Heineken kidnapper 'The Nose' arrested for extortion

# Flying Dutchman

Dutch Heineken kidnapper 'The Nose' arrested for extortion

May 27th 2013, 10:00 PM 11,505 Views 19 Comments

Willem Holleeder is best known for securing a €15 million ransom after abducting Freddy Heineken thirty years ago.

Whitney Houston's FBI file uncovers alleged extortion attempt

# FBI Files

Whitney Houston's FBI file uncovers alleged extortion attempt

Mar 6th 2013, 2:42 PM 13,291 Views 9 Comments

The 128-page file also details FBI investigations into threats allegedly made against the singer.

# Scam

EU law to change to guard against 'predatory' directory ad scams

Nov 27th 2012, 8:38 PM 4,529 Views 5 Comments

Small business owner are targeted by companies presenting misleading ad contracts and charging up to €5k a year.

# Extortion

Two due to appear in court in Cavan over alleged extortion

May 26th 2012, 3:16 PM 2,295 Views 0 Comments

Both men were arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged extortion attempt in Co Monaghan.

# Arrests

Two men arrested over alleged extortion

May 25th 2012, 7:42 PM 3,611 Views 3 Comments

The men were arrested in Dundalk this morning.

Stevie Wonder's nephew and woman charged with attempted extortion

# No Wonder

From The Daily Edge

# No Wonder

Stevie Wonder's nephew and woman charged with attempted extortion

May 14th 2012, 11:23 AM 1,346 Views 3 Comments

The couple have been accused of plotting to extort millions of dollars from the singer.

# Crime

Crime costs for small businesses increasing - survey

Mar 20th 2012, 7:30 AM 1,263 Views 10 Comments

Reported crimes – in all forms – have increased over the past two years despite over €2 billion being spent on security measures.

# Brazil

Brazilian police suspected of 30 murders

Feb 14th 2012, 9:46 PM 4,877 Views 0 Comments

Law enforcement officials say they believe that former or current officers used a recent strike as an opportunity to carry out executions.

Man planned to abduct and electrocute a former lawyer - and blame his cat

# Catastrophic

From The Daily Edge

# Catastrophic

Man planned to abduct and electrocute a former lawyer - and blame his cat

Jan 28th 2012, 9:44 AM 2,833 Views 11 Comments

American investigators say the man borrowed elements of his plan from a television show and wanted authorities to believe the victim’s cat was the culprit of the crime.

# Australia

Australian teen 'relieved' at hoax collar bomb arrest

Aug 17th 2011, 12:13 PM 298 Views 3 Comments

Police spent ten hours removing the device, which turned out not to have any explosives in it, from the neck of 18-year-old Sydney girl Madeleine Pulver.

# Sydney

Bomb chained around Sydney teenager's neck 'was an elaborate hoax'

Aug 4th 2011, 7:43 AM 1,833 Views 5 Comments

Police said they believe the fake ‘collar bomb’ was part of an extortion attempt on the family of Madeleine Pulver, 18.

# Sydney

Sydney teenager successfully freed from ‘bomb collar’

Aug 3rd 2011, 3:37 PM 5,008 Views 21 Comments

The 18-year-old girl, who is understood to be from one of Australia’s wealthiest families, has been reunited with her parents after the device was safety removed from her neck.