Extortion

Dak Prescott Takes Legal Action Against Woman’s $100 Million Extortion Scheme

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FRISCO, Texas – NFL quarterback Dak Prescott has filed a lawsuit against a woman named Victoria Shores, alleging that she is attempting to extort him for $100 million by threatening to go public with false sexual assault allegations. The lawsuit was filed in Collin County, Texas on Monday. According to Prescott, Shores outlined her extortion plot in a letter sent to him and his representatives on February 13. In the lawsuit, Prescott claims that Shores accused him of assaulting her in February 2017, shortly after his rookie season with the Dallas Cowboys. He asserts that … Read more

Former Michigan Rep. Larry Inman Acquitted of Attempted Extortion and Bribery Charges: A Five-Year Legal Battle Ends in Favor of Inman

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Former Michigan Representative Larry Inman has been acquitted by a jury on charges of attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe. The verdict was reached five years after federal prosecutors initially accused him of attempting to sell his vote to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law in 2019. Inman, a Republican from the Traverse City area, was originally charged with soliciting a bribe, attempted extortion, and lying to federal investigators. Prosecutors alleged that Inman sought campaign donations from unions in return for voting against the measure to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law … Read more