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Extortion

South suburban mayor accused of extortion in federal lawsuit

  • Jan 3

Chicago gang leader convicted in racketeering case: US Atty. Office

  • Dec 16, 2025

Music exec, alleged SoCal gang leader charged in 43-count indictment

  • Mar 28, 2025

Man arrested for 'sextorting' suburban teen, police say

  • Feb 18, 2025

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

  • Nov 19, 2024

Instagram to crack down on teen sextortion

  • Apr 11, 2024

Cause of death revealed for only person convicted in Tylenol murders

  • Aug 4, 2023

Only person convicted in connection with Tylenol murders found dead

  • Jul 10, 2023

Latest Videos

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22 plead not guilty in alleged gambling ring after NW Indiana raids

  • May 14
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2 south suburban cops charged with extortion, theft, soliciting bribes

  • Jan 18, 2023
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Feds ask judge to sentence ex-Teamster boss John Coli to 19 months in prison

  • Oct 13, 2022
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Sextortion: What to do if someone tries to scam, extort money from you

  • Jun 16, 2022
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Former IL Speaker Madigan indicted on racketeering, bribery, more

  • Mar 3, 2022
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Former IL Speaker Madigan indicted on racketeering, bribery, more

  • Mar 3, 2022
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Illinois Election Board chief on leave after reported extortion attempt

  • Apr 7, 2021
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McCook police chief indicted on federal extortion charges

  • Sep 19, 2020

Latest Stories

Natalee Holloway family hopeful after Joran van der Sloot's extradition

A spokesperson for Natalee Holloway's family spoke to "GMA3" after last week's extradition of Joran van der Sloot to the U.S. on federal extortion and wire fraud charges.

  • Jun 15, 2023

Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case, will likely be extradited Thursday: Sources

Van der Sloot has been serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old college student Stephany Flores.

  • Jun 5, 2023

2 south suburban police officers indicted for extortion, theft during traffic stops

Two police officers in south suburban Phoenix are accused of shaking down motorists during the course of traffic stops.

  • Jan 18, 2023

FBI issues alert on 'explosion' in child 'sextortion' schemes with holidays on horizon

Teens are being tricked into sending explicit photos and are then blackmailed, resulting in over 7,000 cases, officials say.

  • Dec 20, 2022

Sextortion scams: FBI warns of schemes targeting teenage boys in effort to extort money

Scammers are posing as young girls and reaching out to boys through social media. Then, the scammers ask the boys to produce sexual images and videos.

  • Jun 16, 2022