Much of the sketchy fundraising and spending in California politics is completely legal under state law if the forms are ...

Much of the sketchy fundraising and spending in California politics is completely legal under state law if the forms are ...

A Supreme Court judge has been asked to overturn a suppression order masking the identity of a high-profile Queensland man named in an extortion case. Lawyers for four media outlets including the ABC ...

Media outlets argue man’s name should be made public and police acting to protect him from ‘embarrassment’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app ...

With corrupt police on the streets and shopkeepers forced to pay gangs, president has vowed to tackle crime that now affects all parts of society It was about 11pm and Luis* was about to get into an ...

More than a dozen men in Peel Region have been arrested for allegedly extorting local businesses, but Punjabi community leaders in Brampton worry that the threats are not going to stop. Avi Dhaliwal ...

The India-based gang behind Canada’s extortion crisis sent a letter to a B.C. police station last year boasting that it had 1,000 foot soldiers willing to carry out shootings, a police officer ...

House Republicans got their act together last month to pass a five-year farm bill, though the ethanol lobby exacted a high price. Lo, the House is set to hold a stand-alone vote this week on ...

May 10 (UPI) --Wes Edens, the billionaire co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and an owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, was the target of a billion-dollar extortion scheme allegedly perpetrated ...

A woman in London was asked to pay up if she wanted a video of her removed from social media. Reading time 2 minutes There’s a growing number of reasons to be skeptical about camera-equipped smart ...

The exchange’s head of security said there had been two incidents involving “inappropriate access” to client data, involving about 2,000 user accounts. Kraken’s chief security officer said that the ...

The former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy charges for his role in the scheme, according to federal prosecutors. By Aimee Ortiz A former ...