Kolkata: The Bengal govt will introduce a legislation to protect “lawful businesses from syndicate charges” and other forms of “informal extortion”, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta announced while ...

Howard Master and Alberto Orozco discuss how shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly under the new administration, are amplifying the risk of extortion for global businesses. They address the ...

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will give the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) new tools to prosecute foreign bribery.

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”). FEPA is aimed at the “demand” side of foreign corruption and bribery, making it unlawful for any ...

U.S. authorities say Silent Ransom Group is impersonating IT staff to steal data from law firms and extort victims. Cybersecurity researchers say the group’s tactics show how legal data can be exposed ...

When a local property manager in La Mesa received a letter in the mail asking if his rental office had a text-to-voice machine, he was confused. The 72-unit apartment complex he managed didn’t even ...

VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money." The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its ...

"It is said that the law is always at least several years behind the technology. With respect to the application of a criminal statute the doctrine of lenity, among other established rules, acts as ...