Company Town
Following a media report detailing the scheme, Adam Aron — chief executive of the AMC theater company — said on the platform formerly known as Twitter that he was targeted by an extortionist.
Oct. 12, 2023
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Jan. 19, 2010
California
Court: Attorneys deliver closing arguments in trial of lawyer who allegedly tried to blackmail film subject and her boss. Defense says actions were misinterpreted.
March 28, 2001
Oct. 2, 2009
Legal experts say the National Enquirer has undoubtedly pushed the envelope far when comes to its dealings with Jeff Bezos and his team, but proving a crime of extortion might prove difficult.
Feb. 8, 2019
An Oklahoma man who allegedly blackmailed women with nude and sexually explicit photos on his “revenge porn” website has been arrested and faces charges in California, Atty.
Feb. 14, 2014
Opinion
Petraeus and the blackmail myth
Nov. 16, 2012
Man accused of sex-case extortion
April 1, 2009
Business
The National Enquirer committed neither extortion nor blackmail by threatening to publish intimate photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an attorney for the head of the tabloid’s parent company said Sunday.
Feb. 10, 2019
World & Nation
An unprecedented number of bomb and poison threats vex authorities. Government is biggest victim of the scheme.
Feb. 1, 2004