Posts Tagged ‘Extortion’

Bishops urge Egypt to help Sinai asylum seekers

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Violence on the Israeli-Egypt border has opened up an opportunity for Egypt to rescue African asylum seekers who are being kidnapped on the Sinai Peninsula, according to the Catholic bishops of the Middle East. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared that Egypt will “control all parts of Sinai”, where clashes have been occurring between militants Read more

Extorting $90,000 from priest earns jail time for Niagara man

Friday, August 26th, 2011

A Niagara Falls man who preyed on a Catholic priest’s fear of being falsely accused as a sexual predator will spend another eight months behind bars.

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