Stories tagged with "extortion"

Prosecutor wants Letterman warrants sealed by indystar

NORWALK, Conn. — A Connecticut prosecutor requested Wednesday that search warrants continue to be kept under wraps in the case of a newsman accused of trying to blackmail... – Oct 15, 2009 at 7:28 AM in Crime & Courts

Pitino lashes out about revived accusations by indystar

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A seething Rick Pitino said he could stay on the sidelines no longer. The Louisville men’s basketball coach said video aired Wednesday of a police... – Aug 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM in Sports

2 Bahamians plead not guilty in Travolta case by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — An ambulance driver and a former senator have pleaded not guilty... – Apr 28, 2009 at 9:47 PM in Entertainment

Border state in cross hairs of Mexican drug violence by indystar

PHOENIX — X-Caliber, a gun store in a nondescript neighborhood in this city’s northern section, has become embroiled in Mexico’s turmoil. The chaos there is the... – Mar 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Airline CEO suggests charging for toilets most recent comment by Ben Neff

That’s just plane unfare! This would piss a... – Feb 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM

Yelp: An extortion racket? most recent comment by JenniferLitz

I’ve written for Yelp as a contract... – Sep 06, 2009 at 12:37 PM

Bahamas ex-senator granted bail in Travolta case by The Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- A former Bahamas senator has been granted bail on charges she conspired to help extort $25 million from actor John Travolta after his son died from... – Jan 23, 2009 at 4:16 PM in Entertainment

Bahamas judge denies bail request in Travolta case most recent comment by kuberl

How many lives will be lost before people realize... – Jan 07, 2009 at 2:10 AM

Time Warner Cable and Viacom agree on fees by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- There's no need to cry, Dora.The programmer Viacom and Time Warner Cable agreed on compensation that preserved access for the cable system operator's... – Dec 31, 2008 at 7:45 AM in Entertainment