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"It's evident this type of behavior is aimed at creating fear in this industry," said María Elena Andrade Ramírez, Baja's A.G. "The arson attempt was a message to others now being extorted."

A series of extortion attempts targeting South Asian businesses since October 2023 has led to at least 14 arrests across Canada, with incidents linked to organized crime. Key details: Extortion threats have surfaced in various cities in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, with at least five policing jurisdictions currently investigating 74 related incidents or cases. Perpetrators are reportedly using physical letters, phone calls and social media apps to demand “protection money&#x201D...

A national coordination team has been established by Canadian law enforcement authorities to address the growing menace of extortion attempts targeting Indo-Canadian business across multiple jurisdictions. | World News

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Figliuzzi, former assistant director for counterintelligence at the fbi. also joining us, daniel goldman, who is front and center as lead counsel during that first impeachment trial over the ex-presidents extortion attempts over the ukrainian leader, and jim warren, former managing editor of the "chicago tribune," now executive editor of news guard, msnbc national -- whats your title? >> who knows. >> lets just be clear. john heilemann and i are at the other end of the spectrum of legal analysts...

Verse, i do not know it off the top of my head. campaign finance law clearly states that any money spent for campaign purposes specifically by people other than the candidate must be disclosed. >> tucker: why is that it campaign purpose? >> the president and michael cohen when clearly set up the scheme so that other people could pay these women off on behalf of donald trump while he was running for president and the allocations within his campaign and his reputation. that is a violation. >> tuck...

>> campaign finance law, i will not quote to the section in verse, i do not know it off the top of my head. campaign finance law clearly states that any money spent for campaign purposes specifically by people other than the candidate must be disclosed. >> tucker: why is that it campaign purpose pay to speak of the president and michael cohen when clearly set up the scheme so that other people could pay these women off on behalf of donald trump while he was running for president and the allocati...

>> now to the scandal with bill cosby. he is responding to a civil lawsuit filed this past tuesday. that past suit accused him of abusing her. we get more on that from craig melvin. >> two days after she accused bill coz dee, the comedians response came in the form of legal documents, calling the suit against him meritless and unsupported. he cites extortion attempts to seek to dismiss it by failing to support her claims. the motion also states cosbys name was illegally included as a defendant i...

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