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1. Denial of Medical Care Common Blackmail Practice in Russian Prisons November 18, 2009 Human-rights activists and colleagues of a 37-year-old attorney who died Tuesday in a Moscow prison say it is common practice in Russia to deny medical attention to people in custody as a way to force them to cooperate with prosecutors or corrupt officials. Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Dudukina says attorney Sergei Magnitsky died of heart failure in pretrial detention. Magnitsky was a tax lawyer for the London-based Hermitage Capital Management Fund. It was once the largest foreign investor on the Russian stock market. British investor William Browder of Hermitage Capital Ma... (read more)

2. Terrorist Threats: When Is a Threat Criminal? November 10, 2009 Despite its name, the crime of terrorist threats does not necessarily implicate al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations for their inflammatory speech or their attempts at political blackmail. Instead, the offense has more to do with situations involving domestic violence, hate crimes, bomb threats, and school violence. The question presented as to when is a threat actually a violation of the criminal law presents a tension between an individuals free-speech rights and the government’s duty to protect its citizens. This article will attempt to answer the question so as to give individ... (read more) Author: Sam Cadbury

3. Emotional Blackmail: 3 Helpful Tips To Protect Yourself From Emotional Blackmail November 05, 2009 We all know how emotional blackmail works. After all, we’ve seen it happen so many times. Person A wants something from person B. Person B doesn’t want to give in so Person A uses tired old lines like “Don’t you love me anymore?” or “I’m only doing this for you.” The scenario is usually the same. So how come we don’t realize it when we’re hit by emotional blackmail until it is too late? The answer is simple. Emotional blackmail involves our own emotions. And we all know how feelings cloud judgment. Sometimes, we think that we’re exempted from it; and we convince ourselves that we’... (read more) Author: Michael Lee

4. Adorable Designs in Military Hats Will Stylishly Hide a Bad Hair Day! November 05, 2009 Having a bad hair day? It happens to all of us at some point or another. If you have a day full of running errands, and simply cannot be bothered to blow out your hair and primp for a casual day out, pick up any of these adorable looks in military hats for a great way to look stylish and hide your frizzy 'do! If you love the color purple, pick up the Burton Inconceivable hat for $12.99. A canvas military hat in 100% cotton, this will be a great way to add some pop for an otherwise basic look. The bill will keep your face protected from the suns rays, and your hair can stay put underneath ... (read more) Author: Mithran Balakrishnan

5. Explanation of Extortion October 03, 2009 Extortion is an effort to acquire money from a person by threatening the person to make a criminal charge against that person. Extortion is considered to be a white color crime. Extortion is said to be committed by the person when the person tries to acquire money or extorts money from another person. Extortion includes not only money but material property or services from other person which is through verbal threats and may or may not involve physical threats. Extortion usually involves a threat to expose a misuse of official power. This can also be called bribery. Extortion by a non-go... (read more) Author: Robert Bell

6. CBS Employee Pleads Not Guilty in Letterman Plot October 03, 2009 Robert J. Halderman appears in State Supreme Court in New York, 02 Oct 2009A U.S. television producer has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail late-night talk show host David Letterman for $2 million.Robert "Joe" Halderman, a producer for the CBS television network, entered his plea Friday, posted bail and was released from custody. He was arrested Thursday outside the CBS studios in New York. The 51-year-old Halderman has been indicted on one count of attempted first-degree grand larceny after threatening to expose details about Letterman's private life. Halderman has been suspended fr... (read more)

7. Offenders Banned From Social Networks With New Law September 13, 2009 Do not talk to strangers - one of the lessons that we teach our children to keep them from harm’s way. But what if the stranger is somebody whom the child trusts? Sexual offenders use manipulation, deception and emotional blackmail to lure their victims and force them to concede to their will. Most sexual abuse cases occur between persons who are in a relationship, but in which one of them use their power for their own sexual gratification. For instance, a professor who promises his student good grades if she gives in to his sexual advances. Sexual offenders commit their crime in premed... (read more) Author: Irene Miller

8. Rights and wrongs of divorce May 19, 2009 If your relationship is breaking up and you have children, a house and shared possessions, you need to know your rights – and one of the first places to look is Divorce and Separation Today. As parents, both sides have a responsibility to the children and should not shamelessly use them as pawns in a game to blackmail the other partner. Splitting up has a right way and a wrong way. Divorce and Separation Today is a detailed guide to ending a relationship crammed with a wealth of information put together by family solicitor Uli Doheny-Adams. She explains the right ... (read more) Author: Miriam Taylor

9. Godfather II April 20, 2009 In this part of the Godfather II, we can see that father of Michael Coroleone cross the waters to America. On the first disk we can see how Vito Coroleone escapes from the hands of the evil Don Cicci. Once Michael Coroleone establish the family. The first hit was planned on Michael Coroleone after the first commune of his son Anthony. Also we can see the early days of Vito Coroleone. How he became successful in America. The blackhand extorts the hood. And blackmail the local retailers for money. Michael Coroleone and Hyman Roth discuss the future issues. Later on Hyman Roth ends up in the ... (read more) Author: Prasanga Perera

10. 13 The Musical Broadway - The Musical For All Ages January 12, 2009 13 Musical Broadway is the only all-teenage play to hit the Broadway ever. It is the story of a teenager growing up. Evan Goldman’s parents get divorced and he is forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana. Evan Goldman wants to make new friends and survive the school year. However, it is not that easy for him. The star quarterback threatens to ruin his life. Patrice, his only friend will not talk to him. The freak in the school looks for an opportunity for blackmail. Someone is spreading the nastiest of the rumors about him. 13 The Musical Broadway is a high energy and hilarious ... (read more) Author: reed tieri

11. PROTECT AGAINST PERSONAL IDENTITY THEFT December 29, 2008 Identity theft is a term used to refer to fraud that involves pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits. It may be used to facilitate crimes including illegal immigration, terrorism, and espionage. Identity theft may also be a means of blackmail. It is a crime in which an impostor obtains key pieces of personal identifying information (PII) such as Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers and uses them for their own personal gain. Victims of identity theft can spend years paying back debts or fighting to restore their credit as well as their ... (read more) Author: Dennis Elie

12. Another Day, Another Beach September 10, 2008 His work had taken him to the South Indian coastal city of Chennai, where he had grown up so many years ago. At a loose end, his wife and daughter decided to go along, the latter not without a lot of persuasion and a little emotional blackmail. His work schedule had been punishing. His wife and daughter, accommodating as ever and used by now to his long working hours, kept themselves amused by watching movies in the multiplex, visiting malls or simply lazing around in the hotel room. Denied by circumstances of the joy of living with his family, he was grateful for the opportunity to stay... (read more) Author: Daniel Mahanty

13. How To Avoid Recruiting The Wrong Person For Network Marketi September 08, 2008 Network marketing is a people business. The quality of the people will either make or break your business. Your business can be "killed" with the wrong type of people and there are three different types of people to avoid when recruiting people for your network marketing business. They are "The Snake", "The Sweet-Talker" and "The Sloth." The biggest poison in the network marketing world is the snake. They will do whatever it takes to recruit people and will even succumb to unethical means to get them. High pressure hard selling, friendship blackmail and line pinching are some of the means... (read more) Author: Cindy Heller

14. Who Was That Sheik I Saw You Out With Last Night? June 23, 2008 That was no sheik. That was my cartel. Ok. One hates to say it’s the same old same old but, it’s the same old same old. Those Saudi sheiks must have learnt the fine arts of flim-flam, rip-off and blackmail inside the Washington beltway. They just had a pow-wow to solve the global energy crisis in the appropriately named city of Jidda. This is where they specialize in chopping off any hopes for a cooler, cleaner planet, and the right hand of anyone who draws newspaper cartoons they don’t find funny. A conference room the size of two Yankee Stadiums was laid on, befitting the vast amou... (read more) Author: DAVID LOVATTSMITH

15. North Korea Arrests Spies September 05, 2007 North Korea says its National Security Service has arrested several of its citizens who were working as spies for a foreign country. The official Korean Central News Agency reports Wednesday that a foreign espionage agency coerced the North Koreans with money, sex and blackmail. Several foreigners were also arrested. The news report says the agents had posed as businessmen and used cameras, and global positioning systems to take pictures and draw maps of key military facilities. North Korea says the spies also were asked to collect information on military and state secrets and spread the idea... (read more)

16. Emotional Abuse: Is Divorce the Solution? July 27, 2007 However, in stark contrast to all this, there is a strange silence when it comes to emotional abuse. In the first place, there is considerable confusion as to what exactly is meant by emotional abuse. Does it mean shutting up a child in a dark room where ghosts may appear, as we read in Victorian novels? Or is it trying to blackmail a spouse with intimate clips taken from a cell phone camera when things were going better? Where does conversation turn to abuse, and where does regulation of thought turn to dictatorship? What is intimidating, and what is natural protectiveness for someone we deep... (read more) Author: James Walsh

17. Before They Were Pop Stars June 07, 2007 Everyone - from pop stars to Popeye - has a past, a past that can't be changed. While many of us know the past of certain pop stars - we all know that Michael Jackson used to be in the Jackson Five, we all know that Justin Timberlake used to be in the Mickey Mouse Club, and we all know that Britney Spears used to have hair - there are also pop stars with pasts that are not common knowledge. Though none of the following pop stars have pasts worthy of blackmail, they do have an interesting tidbit or two. Jennifer Lopez: Now known as J-Lo or Jenny from the Block, Jennifer Lopez began her care... (read more) Author: Jennifer Jordan

18. Bush Says Missile Defense No Threat to Russia June 05, 2007 President Bush says U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe pose no threat to Russia. Russia's president says it is the start of a new arms race. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Prague, where President Bush met with Czech leaders to discuss the missile defense plan. President Bush says Russia has nothing to fear from plans for a U.S. missile defense system in Europe. "Russia is not our enemy. The enemy of free societies such as ours would be radicals or extremists or a rogue regime trying to blackmail the free world in order to promote its ideological objec... (read more)

19. Poisoned Spy's Acquaintance: Litvinenko Planned Blackmail January 07, 2007 An acquaintance of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says he planned to blackmail a wealthy Russian businessman. Russian Julia Svetlichnaya told CBS television in an interview to be aired Sunday that she met Litvinenko while she was a graduate student in London. She says he told her that he was working on a "project for blackmailing" an exiled Russian businessman. In the interview, Svetlichnaya quotes Litvinenko as saying that "it was an OK thing to do" because the businessman had a connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin. She did not name the alleged target. Litvinenko... (read more)

20. Belarus Accuses Gazprom of Blackmail in Gas Row December 30, 2006 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Russia's state-run gas monopoly Gazprom of blackmail following demands that the Minsk government pay more than double for Russian gas in 2007. The Belarusian leader vowed not to surrender as last-minute talks to settle the gas row began in Moscow Friday. Gazprom threatened to cut gas supplies to Belarus on January 1 unless there is an agreement. Belarus vowed retaliation by disrupting Russian gas supplies crossing its territory to Europe. Under the current agreement expiring on December 31, Belarus pays $46 per 1,000 cubic meters of natural g... (read more)

21. Turkey Rejects EU Deadline for Cyprus Deal November 21, 2006 Turkey's foreign minister again has denounced as blackmail increasing European Union pressure on Ankara to grant trade privileges to Cyprus or face the possible suspension of EU membership talks. Abdullah Gul said he will travel to Finland Sunday for more talks on the issue, but rejected any deadlines. Finland's prime minister, Matti Vanhanen, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, Monday gave Ankara until December 6 to open its sea and air ports to Greek Cypriot ships and planes. The European Commission, the EU top executive body, is to meet on that date to consider recommendat... (read more)

22. Russian President Warns Georgia Against Blackmail October 04, 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia against using what he called "provocation and blackmail" in its dealing with Russia. The crisis sparked by Georgia's arrest of four Russians on espionage charges a week ago shows no sign of fading, even though Georgia released the men on Monday. President Putin continued his tough statements about Russia's southern neighbor in comments at a Kremlin meeting shown on state television. Mr. Putin spoke as he met with leaders from the parliament, the Duma, to discuss the ongoing crisis with Georgia, which he has called a bandit state. The presiden... (read more)

23. The Colour Black - The Most Misunderstood Colour in Home Decorating August 25, 2006 The colour black. What does it make your think of? For some, it brings up thoughts of deep, dark places – caves, dark holes, and dungeons – places where you don’t know what is in front of you. For others, it will make them think of funerals, shadows, evil, night, or danger. All of these tend to be negative connotations. Think of the phrases we use to describe very negative things: Black Monday, Black magic, Blackmail, Blacklist, Black Market. Even though this negative connotation is quite strong, in our North American culture, black is also used as the most formal colour in fashion. ... (read more) Author: Shelly Whitney

24. Olmert Threatens Force Against All Responsible for Capture of Israeli Soldier July 04, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has threatened to use force against all those who strike his country. Mr. Olmert spoke Tuesday in the town of Sderot, which has been hit over the last few months by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. He spoke as a militant-imposed deadline passed for Israel to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier. The Israeli leader said his country will not bow to blackmail and knows when to strike a decisive blow. Israel has held Syria and Hamas leaders in Damascus responsible for the capture of the soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit. Last ... (read more)

25. Extortion June 07, 2006 Extortion Extortion is the act of obtaining money or property from a victim by threatening, intimidating, or by false claim of right. An example of false claim of right may be where a person impersonates an official government official, like an IRS agent. Extortion takes several different forms, such as that of blackmail, where a victim is threatened with the exposure of embarrassing information to family, friend, and their community. Extortion also occurs where someone entrusted to deliver a package for hire, such as a postal carrier, takes the package for his own use instead of del... (read more) Author: Darren Kavinoky

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