‘Two men who were part of an organised fraud network that conned solicitors and others out of over £300,000, as well as a man who tried to blackmail a law firm to pay over €10,000 for the return of data stolen from its systems, have been sent to prison.’
Legal Futures, 21st November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A 20-year-old has today (29 September) been sent to a young offenders’ institution for two years for blackmailing his employer by threatening to blow up their vans.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Growing numbers of people are falling victim to organised gangs who lure them into sending sexually explicit images and then threaten to post the pictures online unless they get payment.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former nursery worker who blackmailed and raped a teenage boy has been jailed for 16 years for what a judge called “a disturbing catalogue of sexual corruption and deviancy”.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two dancers have avoided jail for blackmailing former England rugby star Danny Cipriani for thousands of pounds after one of them aborted his child.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A waitress who edited a video to make it sound as though a police officer she met on a dating website was threatening to rape her has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph. 5th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four men killed themselves in the last year after being blackmailed as part of an increasing cyber “sextortion” racket.
International gangs of organised criminals are targeting more and more young men by luring them into potentially compromising positions, the National Crime Agency said.’
The Independent, 30th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A pensioner who sparked a bomb scare with a handwritten note threatening to blow up a bank has been found guilty of blackmail.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who travelled 100 miles to rape a 12-year-old girl after blackmailing her online has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 26th June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Colombian national certified as a danger to the public and convicted of crimes including blackmail, kidnapping and assault causing bodily harm is entitled to general damages for unlawful detention, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.
But appeal judges reduced the period for which Isaias Gaviria-Manrique is entitled to an award.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man from Merseyside has escaped a prison sentence after he tried to blackmail a celebrity by threatening to release sexually explicit photos of him with a famous woman.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘John Walker, 29, sent the victim’s wife a picture of her husband on a hotel bed wearing a pair of knickers.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A lorry driver who attempted to blackmail a Lincolnshire pumpkin farmer by telling him he had poisoned his crops has been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A British man who married the daughter of an American billionaire has been jailed for 12 years after plotting to extort £2m from the family by posting sexually explicit photos of her online.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A multi-millionaire businessman has won a permanent ban on a former friend and business colleague from exposing details of alleged sex and drugs parties.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A chauffeur who tried to blackmail the Qatar royal family for £600,000 after finding private photos left in the back of his car has been jailed for four and a half years.’
The Independent, 3rd May 2015
Source: www,independent.co.uk
‘Justice Warby rules an anonymity order protecting a wealthy well-known defender who had a one-night stand despite having a long term partner and child should be lifted.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A kidnap gang who cut off a man’s finger to get a £20,000 ransom have been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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