At least 14 people were killed in a clash between the gunmen and members of a small farming community in central Mexico, an episode that the state authorities cast as a gang extortion attempt that backfired.
Tag: Extortion and Blackmail
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Joran van der Sloot Admits to Killing Natalee Holloway
A federal judge said that Joran van der Sloot confessed to killing Ms. Holloway in a hearing in which he was given a 20-year sentence on extortion and wire fraud charges, The Associated Press reported.
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Joran van der Sloot Expected to Plead Guilty in Natalee Holloway Extortion Case
A lawyer for Beth Holloway, the mother of the Alabama teenager whose 2005 disappearance remains unsolved, said the suspect, Joran van der Sloot, had accepted a plea deal.
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Ex-Goldman Banker Convicted in Case Over the Looting of Billions From a Malaysian Fund
Roger Ng is most likely the only person who will face trial in the United States in connection with a $4 billion scheme to fleece the people of Malaysia.