Traveller family jailed over kidnap and torture – BBC News
‘Eleven members of the same family who kidnapped and tortured a couple they falsely accused of murdering a widow have been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: blackmail
Gangster husband of BBC executive jailed after two month extortion campaign – Daily Telegraph
‘Career criminal Tommy Roye recruited two enforcers to have his victim’s car torched on his driveway.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher Zahid Akram jailed for child photo blackmail – BBC News
“A science teacher who blackmailed girls into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves has been jailed for six years.”
BBC news, 14th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber online is jailed – The Guardian
“A paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber on the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anthony Still convicted of blackmailing businessman – Crown Prosecution Service
“Anthony Still has been convicted at Chelmsford Crown Court of blackmailing a businessman who paid him £600,000 to stop him revealing details about a secret affair. The businessman, known in court as ‘Barnaby’, decided he could no longer go on paying and went to the police last year. Still was jailed for 11 years.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th June 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court awards anonymity for victim of libellous “paedophile” allegations – UK Human Rights Blog
“The permanent damage that internet publications can inflict is very much the focus of Tugendhat J’s assessment of damages in this case, encapsulated in the memorable description he quoted in an earlier judgment: ‘what is to be found on the internet may become like a tattoo’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Facebook blackmailer William Wooles spared jail – BBC News
“A student who blackmailed a woman by hacking into her email, stealing naked pictures of her and posting them on Facebook has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 4th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tamara Ecclestone’s ex-boyfriend Derek Rose jailed over blackmail plot – The Guardian
“A former boyfriend of the socialite Tamara Ecclestone has been jailed for four years for plotting to blackmail her for £200,000. Derek Rose, 33, who dated the daughter of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2002 when she was 17, was implicated in a plot which saw an email sent to Ecclestone’s manager after the model starred in Billion Dollar Girl, a reality TV programme exploring her life as a rich young person.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former boyfriend of Tamara Ecclestone found guilty of £200,000 blackmail – The Independent
“A former boyfriend of socialite and model Tamara Ecclestone was found guilty today of blackmailing her for £200,000.”
The Independent, 25th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Copycat criminal who tried to blackmail Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A copycat criminal who tried to blackmail Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone for £200,000 in a ‘hopeless and hapless’ plot was jailed for five years today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bernie Ecclestone blackmailed by dental technician who claimed he had kidnapped daughter Tamara – Daily Telegraph
“A dental technician who threatened to kidnap Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Tamara in a £200,000 blackmail plot faces a substantial jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man loses privacy case over telling his wife about twins – BBC News
“A businessman has failed in his High Court bid to prevent his wife being told of the birth of his twins from a secret relationship.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ryan Giggs finally gives up anonymity over Imogen Thomas ‘affair’ – Daily Telegraph
“Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs finally gave up all rights to anonymity in the High Court today over his alleged affair with glamour model Imogen Thomas.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Bully’ Bridgwater-based clampers jailed by judge – BBC News
“Three men from Bridgwater, Somerset, who ‘bullied’ motorists out of thousands of pounds in an illegal clamping business have been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Imogen Thomas speaks of ‘nightmare’ as she is cleared of blackmail accusations – Daily Telegraph
“The Big Brother contestant won an eight-month legal battle when the High Court in London heard Manchester United player Giggs, 38, now accepts she never wanted to reveal private details.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge rules on case that exposed Liam Fox and Adam Werritty friendship – The Guardian
“The legal battle that exposed Adam Werritty’s role at the heart of government has been settled by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paul Wilson: Ex-Little Stars Nursery worker jailed – BBC News
“A former nursery worker has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for raping a toddler and inciting the sexual abuse of 22 girls.”
BBC News, 27th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blackmailer demanded £500 ransom to return woman’s dog – The Guardian
“A man who kidnapped a bank director’s dog and demanded a ransom of £500, in revenge for her failure to help secure him a loan, has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Imogen Thomas ‘blackmailed’ superinjunction footballer, judge says – The Guardian
“The model Imogen Thomas’s legal fight to name the married footballer with whom she had an affair took a dramatic twist when she found herself accused of allegedly blackmailing the man with demands for first £50,000 and then £100,000.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Already-published information ensures anonymity for privacy case subject, rules court – OUT-LAW.com
“The identity of a person at the centre of an alleged photograph and video blackmail attempt can stay anonymous, the High Court has ruled. Anonymity is required because some information about the case is already in the public domain, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
