Extortions

DRI probing ‘link’ between customs officials, smugglers

hindu.com     18-Aug-2008          

Seizure of fake currency at the Karipur airport from a passenger Kozhikode: Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) suspect that a racket, in which some customs officials are a part, is behind the smuggling...                    

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Multi-crore rupee fuel racket busted

mumbaimirror.com     19-Aug-2008          

The Manor Police on Monday busted a major fuel pilferage racket allegedly involving crores of rupees. The raid was conducted at Manor village on Western Express Highway Number 8. Four persons were arrested and a stock of fuel...                    

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Reputed acting boss of Gambino mob gets 2 years in prison for cement company extortion

startribune.com     18-Aug-2008   13 related          

NEW YORK - The reputed acting boss of the Gambino organized crime family has been put behind bars for two years as part of a plea deal. John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico (duh-MEE'-koh) was sentenced Monday in New York. He pleaded...                    

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Van dispatcher says Tupas behind 'forced statement' vs. Sara cop

thenewstoday.info     19-Aug-2008          

By Florence F. Hibionada A 29 year-old dispatcher of L-300 vans plying Sara – Iloilo City vice-versa routes now had a change of mind about alleged extortion in Northern Iloilo. As such, Arnold Decolongon of Ajuy, Iloilo...                    

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First Look: The Godfather 2

ripten.com     18-Aug-2008          

While the original The Godfather game was more of a typical thug action game, with extortion and racketeering seen as addicting side tasks, The Godfather 2 really ramps up the strategy element. The tagline of the day was, "Act...                    

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Anyone for rackets? How GB topped the medal table in 1908

guardian.co.uk     18-Aug-2008   4 related          

In the euphoria of this weekend's gold rush, many commentators were speculating that the Beijing games could deliver Team GB's best ever Olympic performance. Then, in the 1908 London Olympics, they took an astonishing 146...                    

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Six Maoists arrested from 2 districts

hindu.com     17-Aug-2008          

Rourkela (Orissa) (PTI): In a major breakthrough, six suspected Maoists, including two group leaders, involved in extortions from businessmen in Orissa's Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts were arrested here on Sunday, police...                    

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Bedeviled by police details

bostonherald.com     17-Aug-2008   1 related          

By Howie Carr Sunday, August 17, 2008 - Every time someone drives by another $40-an-hour detail cop staring into a hole on a dead-end street, it’s one more vote for Question 1 on the ballot to abolish the state income tax. So...                    

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Counterfeit currency connection to terror

indiasnews.net     16-Aug-2008   3 related          

Statesman News Service MUMBAI, Aug. 16: The Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad have arrested two persons from Pune for running counterfeit currency rackets and they are being questioned to ascertain whether they have financed...                    

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Data base of RIAA extortion

p2pnet.net     16-Aug-2008   2 related          

p2pnet news view | RIAA News:- In the lexicons of Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG and their RIAA, ‘extortion’ is spelled ’settlement’. ‘Blackmail’ is another word for it and both techniques are an absolutely...                    

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