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The crime that haunts Mexico, sowing fear, disrupting life: extortion

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 · World News

MEXICO CITY — A shop owner facing threats shutters the clothing store that had been in his family for generations. A leader of a citrus growers association is kidnapped and…

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Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks | TechCrunch

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · Technology

The Washington Post has said that it was one of the victims of a hacking campaign tied to Oracle’s suite of corporate software apps.   Reuters first reported the…

Read more Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks | TechCrunch

Israeli Crime Figure Accused of Shaking Down High-Stakes LA Poker Games

November 6, 2025November 7, 2025 · Gaming

Posted on: November 6, 2025, 04:35h.  Last updated on: November 6, 2025, 04:35h. Affidavit outlines threats in Los Angeles’ underground poker circuit Israeli national accused of extortion, not…

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A Mayor’s Assassination Reignites Mexico’s Debate Over Confronting Cartels

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 · World News

MEXICO CITY—Since taking office last year as mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo often led police raids wearing his bulletproof vest and cowboy hat to fulfill his mandate to…

Read more A Mayor’s Assassination Reignites Mexico’s Debate Over Confronting Cartels
Kevin Hart accused of fabricating evidence in -million lawsuit by former friend

Kevin Hart accused of fabricating evidence in $12-million lawsuit by former friend

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 · US News

A former friend of Kevin Hart has accused Hart in a lawsuit of submitting fabricated evidence to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office stemming from his 2017…

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Ex-union leader John Dougherty’s extortion trial ends in mistrial

Ex-union leader John Dougherty’s extortion trial ends in mistrial

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

Former union leader John Dougherty’s third federal trial ended Thursday with a deadlocked jury, according to multiple media reports. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Schmehl declared a mistrial after…

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Trial brings shadowy world of Koreatown’s ‘doumi’ to light: Party girls, karaoke, extortion

Trial brings shadowy world of Koreatown’s ‘doumi’ to light: Party girls, karaoke, extortion

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 · US News

The drivers would circle Koreatown, piloting a van filled with party girls. The so-called doumi — decked out in bikini tops, short skirts and tight dresses — were…

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Why are ransomware gangs making so much money? | TechCrunch

Why are ransomware gangs making so much money? | TechCrunch

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 · Technology

For many organizations and startups, 2023 was a rough year financially, with companies struggling to raise money and others making cuts to survive. Ransomware and extortion gangs, on…

Read more Why are ransomware gangs making so much money? | TechCrunch
FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case | CNN

FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case | CNN

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 · Breaking News

CNN  —  FBI special agents arrived in Peru on Wednesday for the temporary transfer proceedings of Joran van der Sloot, a law enforcement source familiar with the operation…

Read more FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case | CNN
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