Chicago to Pay $90 Million to Settle Cases Tied to an Ex-Police Sergeant’s Team

The agreement to resolve scores of lawsuits was a significant blow to a city facing budget challenges, but not as pricey as some officials had feared.

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Scammers Are Using Fake Reviews to Extort Small Businesses

Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up.

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Two People Held on Charges of Blackmailing Premier League Soccer Star Son Heung-min

A woman in South Korea was accused of claiming she was pregnant by Son Heung-min, the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, and demanding hush money.

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The Story of Sexual Abuse, Bribery and Suicide That Shocked a Small Town

An F.B.I. investigation homed in on two powerful men in suburban New York. Behind it were allegations by a woman who said her brother had abused and controlled her for 45 years.

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Online Harm Gangs Pose ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Teens, Says U.K. Crime Agency

Sadistic online groups are recruiting teenagers in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency, which warned that young men were being targeted with misogynistic material.

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Mike Madigan, Former Illinois House Speaker, Found Guilty in Corruption Trial

Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery and conspiracy.

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Nigerian Man Is Extradited in Sextortion Case After Teen’s Suicide

The man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, is accused of posing as a teenage girl to convince a boy in South Carolina to send him sexually compromising images of himself.

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French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping

David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested.

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Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack

An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundreds of thousands of people from the state’s social services and health insurance systems, officials said.

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