Extortion spurs violence in Northern Triangle countries, which consistently have some of the highest murder rates in Latin America. But it is destructive in other insidious ways as well. Extortion ...

"It is said that the law is always at least several years behind the technology. With respect to the application of a criminal statute the doctrine of lenity, among other established rules, acts as ...

A federal district judge Friday dismissed extortion charges against Sen. Dalya Attar and two codefendants, saying alleged ...

The Obama Administration faced a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as it argued that the attempted extortion of a lawyer's advice is a crime under a 1946 federal law. The Obama Administration ...

A federal judge on Friday dismissed six of the eight charges against Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar, ruling that the conduct alleged by prosecutors does not meet the legal definition of extortion. In a ...

Authorities have been at a loss about how to rein in extortion in Latin America. Is El Salvador's harsh crackdown the only way? A new report has delved into the inner workings of extortion techniques ...