Extortion

• ‘We are going to kill you’: Man charged in U.S. for cross-border extortion attempt

  According to U.S. court documents, Jasmeet Singh made repeated calls threatening a victim who moved to Canada after helping Indian law enforcement.

  Crime

  Dec 15
  
• ‘A normal thing now’: Canadian family says extortion gang is preying on them

  After their house in Caledon, Ont., was shot at last week, the Mands are speaking out about Canada's extortion problem, saying police and politicians are not doing enough.

  Canada

  Dec 15
  
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• B.C. urges Ottawa to expedite deportations of extortion suspects

  Fifteen suspects identified during investigations into B.C.'s extortion crisis have now made refugee claims.

  Canada

  Dec 12
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• Extortion suspects have claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says

  The development has frustrated deportations of foreign nationals accused of fuelling B.C.'s extortion boom.

  Canada

  Dec 11
• 3 Surrey cases connected, but police say not clear if extortion involved

  Surrey police said they were called to a vehicle fire, then got reports of possible shots fired outside a home minutes later before being called to another vehicle fire.

  Crime

  Dec 7
• Man arrested in India in connection with shootings at Kap’s Café in Surrey

  Kap’s Café, owned by Bollywood star Kapil Sharma, has been shot at three times in what B.C. investigators say are related to extortion attempts.

  Crime

  Nov 28
• B.C., Ottawa, commits more money to crack down on extortion crime

  Canada’s South Asian communities, including those in Surrey, B.C., have seen a wave of extortion-related threats and violence, with British Columbia establishing a special team.

  Crime

  Nov 27
• Extortion threats against B.C. lawyers prompt society to send out message

  Canada’s South Asian communities, including those in Surrey, have seen a wave of extortion-related threats and violence, with B.C. establishing a team dedicated to such cases.

  Crime

  Nov 14
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• B.C. residents encouraged by extortion fight, say more action needed

  Some members of B.C.'s South Asian community are applauding action by the province's extortion task force on recent actions, but they say still more needs to be done.

  Crime

  Nov 9
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• Brampton man charged in extortion-related shootings, search on for 2nd suspect

  One of two suspects in extortion-related shootings in the Peel Region has been arrested, police say, while a second suspect has not yet been identified or apprehended.

  Crime

  Nov 9