Tag: extortion

Cameron Curry, Cyber Extortion, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Oregon Man Threatens to Kill Senator SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Shake-Down CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a hefty sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of a cold-blooded cyber extortion scheme targeting a major international tech firm. Cameron Curry, 27, thought…

Quincy Jay Adams, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 3 min read Tulsa’s underbelly just got a little hotter. This month, a federal grand jury indicted three men on charges ranging from a savage beating to the depravity of child exploitation and a cold-blooded fraud scheme. The March 2025-B Grand Jury delivered the indictments, signaling a coordinated push by federal agencies. Quincy Jay…

Cameron Curry, Interstate Communication with Intent to Extort, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is facing a long stretch after a federal jury found him guilty yesterday of trying to bleed a D.C.-based tech company for $2.5 million. Curry, a former employee, allegedly stole a mountain of personnel files and other confidential data then threatened to dump it online unless…

Cameron Curry, Interstate Communication with Intent to Extort, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, isn’t just unemployed – he’s a convicted extortionist. Yesterday, a federal jury found Curry guilty of trying to bleed a major D.C.-based tech company out of $2.5 million. The scheme unfolded between December 11, 2023, and January 24, 2024, stemming from Curry’s axe after a six-month…

Cameron Curry, Extortion, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is staring down a lengthy prison sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of trying to bleed a major international tech firm for $2.5 million. Between December 11, 2023, and January 24, 2024, Curry, a former data analyst with inside access, allegedly threatened to unleash…

Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas, Kidnapping, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas, 34, a Salvadoran national already booted from the US, is facing a potential life sentence after San Antonio police caught him allegedly holding another undocumented immigrant for ransom. The arrest, made February 19th, initially flagged him for yet another illegal re-entry, but quickly spiraled into a far more…
