Extortion

FBI digging up New York farmland looking for mob murder victims

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GOSHEN, NY – In an extensive operation, federal and local law enforcement agencies have been excavating farmland in Orange County, New York, in search of bodies and illicit goods allegedly buried by organized crime syndicates. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) have focused their efforts on two specific sites in the suburbs of Goshen and Campbell Hall, located along Route 17. The operation is reportedly linked to an …

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Mob sweep as arrests made for violence and extortion

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NEW YORK, NY – A group of sixteen individuals, including ten New Yorkers and six Italians, are facing charges for their alleged involvement in an international plot, according to the Justice Department. The accused, believed to be part of the notorious Gambino crime family, are suspected of trying to seize control of New York’s waste disposal and demolition industries through a campaign of intimidation, fraud, and violence. Joseph Lanni, also known as “Joe Brooklyn” and …

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Five killed during prison riot

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VILLAHERMOSA, TABASCO – A violent altercation erupted in a Tabasco prison, resulting in the death of five inmates. Local law enforcement officials disclosed on Friday that four out of the five individuals were either on trial or already sentenced for heinous crimes, including rape and homicide. The prison’s control was swiftly reestablished by the authorities, confirming that there were no further casualties or escapes. Approximately 16 inmates have since been apprehended in connection to this …

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True-crime author charged with helping convicted murderer in extortion scheme

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LINCOLN, NE – Samantha Al-Rekabi, a celebrated true-crime writer, is now the subject of a real-life crime story. Al-Rekabi has been charged with felony theft by extortion, accused of assisting a death row inmate in Nebraska, Aubrey Trail, in a scheme to extort $25,000 from a prison nurse. Trail, a 56-year-old convicted murderer, was sentenced to death for the brutal killing and dismemberment of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe in 2017. The pair had connected via the …

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Man stole and coerced explicit content from over 1,000 victims including hundreds of minors

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A Texas man has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly stealing explicit photos and videos from more than a thousand victims, including minors, across the United States. Andrew Venegas, 23, is facing charges of sexual exploitation of children after coercing and extorting women and girls into sending him explicit content under the threat of public exposure. Using a fake account named “Starkylol,” Venegas posed as a woman to manipulate and exploit victims nationwide. Federal …

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Baltimore Gang Bangers Threaten Production Crew And Attempt To Extort Staff At Series Starring Natalie Portman

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A crew member was forced to flee a set in Baltimore after being confronted by two men, one of whom reportedly brandished a gun. The producers have now vowed to increase security measures on the set. The Baltimore Banner, citing police, reported that drug dealers urged those working on the show to clear the set and threatened to shoot someone, while also attempting to extort $50,000 from the crew — but the producers refused to pay. A …

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