Charges stayed against Edmontonians accused of extorting Iraqi politician
Prosecutors have paused criminal proceedings against two Edmontonians accused of being involved in an international plot to extort a politician in the Middle East.
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Prosecutors have paused criminal proceedings against two Edmontonians accused of being involved in an international plot to extort a politician in the Middle East.
1 month old This article is more than 1 month old Family of politician, who is a dual Australian and Iraqi citizen, allegedly targeted via attacks on a Sydney home and online extortion attempts linked to an address in western Canada NSW police make arrests in Sydney related to the alleged extortion a senior Iraqi politician. Photograph: NSW police NSW police make arrests in Sydney related to the alleged extortion a senior Iraqi politician. Photograph: NSW police AgenceFrance-Presse Wed 24 Feb 2021 23.06 EST First published on Wed 24 Feb 2021 18.39 EST Four people have been charged in Sydney a...
Iraqi MP Suffers Online Extortion A senior Iraqi politician has become the victim of a prolonged international campaign of intimidation and online extortion. In dual raids carried out on February 24, police in Australia and Canada arrested four individuals accused of targeting the politician and his family for over a year. While the identity of the victim has not been officially disclosed, Australian police described him as a "very senior politician" who has dual Australian and Iraqi citizenship and who "spends almost all of his time in Iraq." An investiga...
Police in Sydney and Edmonton have arrested the people allegedly behind a plot to extort money from the MP by harassing his family, who live in Australia