Extortion

Widow of murdered mayor arrested in extortion case in Mexico

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Mexican authorities on Monday arrested the widow of a mayor in central Mexico who was shot and killed last week, on charges she was involved in an extortion case, according to prosecutors and local media. Valentin Lavin, the mayor of the town of Temoac and allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s leftist party, was shot and … Read more

New Jersey council member, who previously admitted to several murders, arrested for extortion

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A New Jersey council member, who previously admitted to several murders as a mob enforcer, was arrested for extortion amid other charges on Friday.  John Alite, 63, a councilman in Englishtown, NJ, was charged Friday with multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct and other charges, New Jersey’s Attorney General said in a news release.   … Read more