extortion

U.S. judge cuts $18 mln verdict for N.Y. financier's ex-employee

A federal judge reduced by more than two-thirds the maximum sum a Swedish woman can recover after ha...

Apr 01, 2016 02:09 AM EDT

Brazil police raid company owned by Lula son in corruption probe

Brazilian police raided the offices of a company owned by the son of former President Luiz Inacio Lu...

Oct 28, 2015 01:18 AM EDT

Singer Kesha denied drug, sex claims against producer three years ago

Pop singer Kesha said in a deposition three years ago, unsealed on Tuesday, that music producer Dr. ...

Oct 21, 2014 10:25 PM EDT

Idaho trucker demands ransom for chicken load, then leaves it to rot

Authorities in Idaho are seeking a truck driver who held 37,000 pounds of frozen chicken for ransom ...

Sep 28, 2014 01:15 AM EDT