ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state senator has been indicted on federal charges, including extortion, related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat for allegedly conspiring to threaten the ...

Extortion appears to be increasing in Honduras as smaller gangs fill the gap left by larger groups who are retreating from the criminal economy. At the same time, arrests for extortion are falling, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Authorities have been at a loss about how to rein in extortion in Latin America. Is El Salvador's harsh crackdown the only way? A new report has delved into the inner workings of extortion techniques ...

Police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood that they believe is related to extortion. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home near 57 Avenue ...

Police are investigating after shots were fired at a business in Surrey's Cloverdale neighbourhood early Monday. In a news release, the Surrey Police Service says officers received a report at 9 a.m.