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Aug. 31, 2024
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The onetime supermodel said she was a victim of an extortion attempt involving a photo of her daughter. (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)
Photographer John Rutter tried to extort $3.3 million from the film star over modeling shots the actress took before she was famous. Rutter was found guilty of attempted grand theft, forgery and perjury. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
The arrest of computer expert Marc Lewis Gittleman, 33, of
FBI files about Michael Jackson detailed a man as having attempted to extort the late
Two people were convicted in July in connection with an
Talk show host
The comedian became a target for blackmail after allegedly propositioning a man in a Las Vegas casino in 1993. Though initially paying off the money, he brought the case to the authorities when the criminal got greedy. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
Aug. 31, 2024