August 9, 2021
Comments Off on Maryland man pleads to conspiracy, extortion related to loan
A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the extortion of a restaurant owner and his partner over an unpaid loan, which led to a house fire and plans for murder.
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June 22, 2021
Comments Off on Medical malpractice lawyer Snyder seeks dismissal of attempted extortion charge
Prominent but suspended Maryland medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder urged a federal judge to dismiss his indictment for attempted extortion.
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October 23, 2020
Comments Off on Md. high court orders Snyder to surrender license March 31
Maryland’s top court Friday accepted prominent medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s agreement to take on no new clients and to the temporary suspension of his law license beginning March 31 as he faces a federal charge of attempted extortion ...
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October 6, 2020
Comments Off on Med-mal attorney Snyder faces attempted extortion charge
Prominent medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder has been indicted on a federal attempted extortion charge and related offenses stemming from his alleged demand that the University of Maryland Medical System pay him $25 million or he would go public ...
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September 25, 2019
Comments Off on Grand jury indicts Maryland officer on extortion charge
A grand jury has indicted a Maryland police officer accused of pulling people over during traffic stops and demanding they pay him cash or receive a ticket.
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October 24, 2017
Comments Off on Princess Anne commissioner has extortion conviction reversed
A Princess Anne town commissioner did not commit extortion when he told a fellow commissioner up for re-election that he would convince a potential opponent not to run in exchange for $5,000, the Court of Special Appeals ruled last week. Lionel ...
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August 31, 2016
Comments Off on Woman, 27, extorts $10K, claiming she’s Md. underage sex victim
HAGERSTOWN — A woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for extorting more than $10,000 from a sex partner by telling him afterward that she was 15, even though she was 25 at the time. The Herald-Mail reports ...
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First the chefs of a small Italian restaurant got mad at online review site Yelp. Instead of trying to get better reviews, they decided to take a different approach: get terrible ones.
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Issues for the next attorney general lead news roundup that includes court approval of Florida medmal burden, Yelp's alleged extortion and Wisconsin's AG race.
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August 15, 2012
Comments Off on Back from Belize, Pappas denied bail
Over protestations that he had been illegally “kidnapped” from his beachfront condo in the Central American country of Belize, Creative Pipe CEO Mark T. Pappas was denied bail Wednesday and will remain jailed pending a civil contempt hearing on Friday. ...
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