A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Suffolk Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins to dismiss extortion charges against him, ...

A judge ruled Feb. 20 that a Western NC sheriff accused of affair and extortion will face a removal hearing after attempts to ...

During the investigation, deputies found evidence that the 18-year-old allegedly attempted to extort the victim for continued sexual relations using explicit images and later posted the images to ...

Extortion is effective when it takes advantage of time, fear and uncertainty. That fact is the background of the latest information emerging in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who ...

Colombian police say they have arrested 121 suspects in a nationwide crackdown on kidnapping and extortion tied to major criminal groups.

An Auburn man was accused of dressing up like a U.S. postal worker and trying to extort another man for bitcoin.