Blackmail

Sean Combs arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges

2024-09-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024, by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on federal charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for purposes of prostitution. The indictment alleges Combs led a criminal enterprise from 2008 to …

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Roy Cohn Establishes Blackmail and Intimidation Network

1953-02-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In early 1953, Roy Cohn begins developing a systematic blackmail infrastructure during the McCarthy Senate hearings, leveraging anti-communist hysteria and homophobic tactics to gather compromising information on political and cultural figures. As 24-year-old chief counsel to Senator Joseph …

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