Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence...
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Black Hand (Italian: Mano Nera) was a type of extortion racket, active in the United States from the early 20th century to the 1920s in Italian-American...
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Extortion, is a 2017 American thriller film, starring Eion Bailey, Bethany Joy Lenz, Barkhad Abdi, and Danny Glover. Kevin Riley and his family get stuck...
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Extortion is the act of obtaining benefit through coercion. It can also refer to: Extortion (band), a hardcore punk band from Perth, Western Australia...
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The Extortion (Spanish: La extorsión) is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by Martino Zaidelis [es] from a screenplay by Emanuel Diez which stars...
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Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six is a 2015 non-fiction expose, written by best-selling author and former U.S. Navy JAG Officer...
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Espionage (redirect from Money, ideology, compromise, extortion)
Arson Arms trafficking Blackmail Bribery Burglary Cybercrime Embezzlement Extortion False pretenses Forgery Fraud Gambling Intellectual property violation...
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2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown (redirect from Extortion 17)
U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction...
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SPECTRE (redirect from Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion)
("Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion") is a fictional organisation featured in the James Bond novels by Ian...
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Larry Ray, is an American criminal who was convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, conspiracy, money laundering, and other offenses. In 2023...
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extortion. For example, "racket" may refer to the "numbers racket" or the "drug racket", neither of which generally or necessarily involve extortion,...
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family's counterfeiting operation, the barrel murders, and the black hand extortion letters. On November 15, 1909, Morello, Lupo, and others were arrested...
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Sextortion (redirect from Sexual extortion)
Sextortion (a portmanteau of sex and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort sexual favors from the victim. Sextortion refers to the...
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Ransomware as a service (section Extortion methods)
multi-extortion approaches in 2021. By 2022, this number grew to 44 families using this technique. Groups like Babuk and SnapMC pioneered double extortion ransomware...
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Cryptovirology (redirect from Cryptoviral extortion)
showing that it can also be used offensively. It can be used to mount extortion based attacks that cause loss of access to information, loss of confidentiality...
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Protection racket (redirect from Protection extortion)
failure to pay, the protection racket is generally considered a form of extortion. In some instances, the main potential threat to the target may be caused...
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he was arrested in Germany for pimping, human trafficking, assault, extortion, weapons violations, and racketeering. He confessed during his trial in...
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territory (including control of banks, petroleum reservoirs, taxation, extortion, and robbery of economic assets) kidnapping for ransom donations from...
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a form of extortion and may be covered in the same statutory provision as extortion. Although the two are generally synonymous, extortion is the taking...
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The Final Mission of Extortion 17: Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, And The Deadliest Day of The U.S. War in Afghanistan is a book by Ed...
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Glico Morinaga case (redirect from Glico-Morinaga extortion case)
Keisatsuchō kōiki jūyō shitei dai-hyakujūyongō jiken), was a famous extortion case from 1984 to 1985 in Japan, primarily directed at the Japanese industrial...
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Minbo (redirect from The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion)
by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and...
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generate funds to purchase arms, some rebel groups have turned towards extortion, theft and kidnapping. Syria has become the chief location for manufacturing...
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The Great Burrito Extortion Case is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup, released on November 7, 2006. According to the band...
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Hobbs Act (section Extortion by fear)
federal law enacted in 1946 that prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion that affects interstate or foreign commerce, as well as conspiracies to...
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criminal activities, including loansharking, illegal gambling, prostitution, extortion, political corruption and murder. Capone was convicted of income tax evasion...
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in Mumbai in the 1970s. Ibrahim is wanted on charges including murder, extortion, targeted killing, drug trafficking, and terrorism. He was designated...
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Autumn Jackson (section Extortion, conviction, prison)
interior designer. She first came to media attention in 1997 for her extortion attempt against comedian Bill Cosby. Jackson had threatened to go to the...
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include labor and construction racketeering, gambling, loansharking, extortion, money laundering, prostitution, fraud, hijacking, and fencing. The family...
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including drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering, racketeering, extortion, and loan sharking. The 'Ndrangheta is believed to exert influence over...
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