Word: extortionate
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It was the most dramatic abduction in New Jersey since the Lindbergh baby disappeared in 1932. But unlike that kidnapping and murder, which has remained shrouded in mystery for decades, the details of the final four days of Sidney Reso came clear a little over four months after the 57...
When oil profits ebbed in the early '80s, Abedi and the bank turned increasingly to weapons dealing, drug-money laundering and capital flight to keep operations afloat. The bank also became enmeshed in intelligence operations with several nations, including the U.S., which effectively shielded Abedi from unwelcome scrutiny as he...
Arthur and Irene Seale saw themselves sharing a chic, moneyed life-style most couples just read about. But the Seales' frenzied quest for status ended abruptly with charges of kidnapping and extortion in the abduction of Exxon International president Sidney Reso. Now the Seales face a courtroom battle not only...
Television crime dramas typically provide viewers with a sampling of life's invaluable lessons. One is that kidnapping, generally, is a high-risk method of making a buck. That venerable cop-show counsel apparently went unheeded by a New Jersey couple, indicted last week on six counts of kidnapping and...
There is the federal prison system, I grant you that: surely the vastest low-income housing program the world has ever seen, eating up $1.4 billion of federal spending. But the prisons can be regarded as a mere extension of the IRS: Who would pay their taxes if the alternative...