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Retired Detroit police officer charged in ongoing corruption probe over towing
Read full article: Retired Detroit police officer charged in ongoing corruption probe over towingA retired police officer has been charged in the ongoing corruption probe within Detroit City Hall and the Detroit Police Department.
Oakland County judge awards $500k to celebrity in international revenge porn extortion case
Read full article: Oakland County judge awards $500k to celebrity in international revenge porn extortion casePONTIAC, Mich. – An Oakland County judge awarded a $500,000 judgement Wednesday against a Dearborn woman who was sued for allegedly engaging in an international revenge pornography-related extortion scheme against a celebrity. The celebrity was not named due to privacy reasons. The law office said the celebrity is a singer had pornographic videos and photos sent to Saba without his knowledge or consent. Saba reportedly published a video on social media and stated she intended to publish the entire video online. The plaintiff alleged that Saba’s phone number was used to communicate an extortionist threat to the celebrity, who said he ended up wiring nearly $20,000 and Saba still threatened to publish the video.
Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works indicted for extortion
Read full article: Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works indicted for extortionMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco is accused of extorting county contractors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A federal indictment claims Marrocco threatened to pull municipal contracts and withhold permits from contractors unless he received the payments. Click here to read more about the entire Macomb County bribery case. Here is the full federal indictment for Marrocco: