Tag: Extortion and threats

Man charged after reporter hounded at anti-lockdown protest

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LONDON — London police have charged a 57-year-old man with abusive behavior after a journalist was harassed and chased by anti-lockdown protesters. ...

Marshals Service can’t properly track threats against judges

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marshals Service lacks the capability of adequately detecting threats against federal judges across the nation and uses outdated security equipment...

Lawyers: Avenatti’s deserves leniency in Nike extortion case

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NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he tried to extort $25 million...

Boston police commissioner ousted over domestic abuse claims

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Boston's police commissioner was fired Monday following a bitter battle to keep his job after decades-old domestic violence accusations came to light. ...

Transgender Salvadoran killed despite long search for safety

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SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — Rejected by her family, Zashy Zuley del Cid Velásquez fled her coastal village in 2014, the first of a...

Former Louisville assistant gets plea deal in extortion case

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former University of Louisville basketball assistant has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison...

13 on trial in Paris for cyberbullying, threats against teen

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Thirteen people went on trial Thursday in Paris accused of cyberbullying or death threats against a teenage girl who posted online comments critical of...

Embattled Boston top cop urges mayor to let him keep his job

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BOSTON — Boston's embattled police commissioner urged the city's mayor on Wednesday to let him keep his job, saying decades-old domestic violence allegations against...

Man accused of plotting Walmart attack arrested in Texas

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KERRVILLE, Texas — Authorities in Texas arrested a man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart, and a search...

Two former Baltimore officers get federal sentences reduced

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BALTIMORE — Two former Baltimore police officers serving hundreds of years in prison for detaining and robbing drug dealers in the early 2000s had...