# Extortion

Last year

2022

French footballer Pogba's brother charged in extortion case

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

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Sep 17th 2022, 10:45 PM

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# blackmail plot

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

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

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Mar 8th 2021, 10:55 PM

# Email scam

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

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

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Apr 27th 2020, 7:10 AM

# Building site

Two men arrested suspected of extorting builders in Limerick city

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

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Jan 31st 2020, 11:40 AM

# Extortion

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

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

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Oct 10th 2019, 12:44 PM

# Extortion

Two people released following arrests in Sligo over illegal money lending

A man, woman and teenage girl were arrested today.

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Apr 2nd 2019, 10:46 PM

# Extortion

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

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

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Sep 5th 2017, 6:10 AM

# starving

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

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

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Nov 21st 2015, 8:30 AM

# Extortion

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

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

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Jul 17th 2015, 6:33 PM

# sextortion

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

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

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Jul 12th 2015, 3:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s Wednesday and here’s all the news you need to know.

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Jul 8th 2015, 8:58 AM

# Extortion

Nigerian gang blackmailed teen who took his own life

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

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Jun 16th 2015, 9:17 AM

# Extortion

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

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

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Apr 20th 2015, 3:37 PM

# Extortion

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

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

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Dec 11th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Small business big crime

How many small businesses have been victims of crime?

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

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May 12th 2014, 6:30 AM

Voices

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

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.

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Mar 18th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Zetas Drug Cartel

Mexico captures boss of vicious Zetas drug cartel

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.

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Jul 16th 2013, 9:02 AM

# Child Safety

Online sexual predators increasingly using blackmail and threats against children

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

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Jun 3rd 2013, 4:51 PM

# Flying Dutchman

Dutch Heineken kidnapper 'The Nose' arrested for extortion

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

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May 27th 2013, 10:00 PM

# FBI files

Whitney Houston's FBI file uncovers alleged extortion attempt

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

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Mar 6th 2013, 2:42 PM

# Scam

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

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

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Nov 27th 2012, 8:38 PM

# Extortion

Two due to appear in court in Cavan over alleged extortion

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

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May 26th 2012, 3:16 PM

# Arrests

Two men arrested over alleged extortion

The men were arrested in Dundalk this morning.

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May 25th 2012, 7:42 PM

# No Wonder

Stevie Wonder's nephew and woman charged with attempted extortion

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

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May 14th 2012, 11:23 AM

# Crime

Crime costs for small businesses increasing - survey

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

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Mar 20th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Brazil

Brazilian police suspected of 30 murders

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

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Feb 14th 2012, 9:46 PM

# catastrophic

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

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.

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Jan 28th 2012, 9:44 AM

# Australia

Australian teen 'relieved' at hoax collar bomb arrest

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.

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Aug 17th 2011, 12:13 PM

# Sydney

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

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

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Aug 4th 2011, 7:43 AM

# Sydney

Sydney teenager successfully freed from ‘bomb collar’

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.

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Aug 3rd 2011, 3:37 PM