[ad_1] The president of the National Association of Realtors resigned Monday after allegedly receiving a blackmail threat, the latest in a series of blows to the giant U.S. trade organization…
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More Abbotsford businesses report extortion letters amid cross-Canada investigations
[ad_1] In the six weeks since Abbotsford police first revealed local business owners have been blackmailed with extortion letters, more have come forward as a growing number of police…
Police investigate cases of extortion targeting Indo-Canadian businesses
[ad_1] Toronto: Canadian law enforcement has established a task force to investigate multiple reports of extortion targeting Indo-Canadian businesses. Abbotsford resident Tanmanjot Gill who was arrested by police on December…
South African Government Pledges to Help Local Businesses Facing Extortion in Africa
[ad_1] South Africa’s government is stepping up its support for some of the country’s biggest companies to help them hunt for business in Africa and protect them against extortion. Naledi…
Extortion fears grip Indian business community in Canada
[ad_1] Less than two weeks after some unidentified gunmen fired at the house of Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal in Vancouver, South Asian business community in Surrey and Abbotsford…
Elon Musk Uses ‘F’ Word for Advertisers Boycotting Platform
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 29, 2023 6:16 pm ET Elon Musk said that an advertising boycott over his posts that he said were misperceived as antisemitic would kill his social-media platform…
‘Remain vigilant’: Police warn of extortion letters targeting Abbotsford businesses
[ad_1] Police are warning the public to be vigilant after several businesses in Abbotsford received letters requesting they pay money in exchange for “protection from future violence.” In…
Indonesia anti-corruption chief Firli Bahuri suspected of extortion
[ad_1] Firli Bahuri, head of the Corruption Eradication Commission, has not been detained and denies he’s corrupt. [ad_2] Source link
Italy’s top 2 mafia bosses get 30-year prison terms in a historic trial, around 200 mobsters convicted
[ad_1] An Italian court on Monday ordered long jail sentences at the end of one of Italy’s largest-ever mafia trials against the Ndrangheta crime group. Around 200 mobsters and their…
Hundreds Convicted as Italy’s Largest Mafia Trial in Decades Ends
[ad_1] Nov. 20, 2023 11:34 am ET Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades concluded Monday with the conviction of more than 200 people accused of being part of, or collaborating…