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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

blackmail

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with then-cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman during the weekly government meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 17, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
November 13, 2024, 8:25 am
Netanyahu’s chief of staff reportedly to be questioned over blackmail allegations
Police said seeking to lift gag order in relation to accusation that Tzachi Braverman sought to pressure IDF official to change minutes of meetings linked to October 7 attack
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address on November 10, 2024. (Screenshot: GPO, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 10, 2024, 9:59 pm
Netanyahu claims scandals plaguing his staff are being manufactured to harm war effort
In video statement, PM accuses media of opening ‘front’ against him after report names his chief of staff as official suspected of blackmailing IDF officer; Braverman rejects claim
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman (R) during a weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 30, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP)
November 10, 2024, 9:48 am
Report names Netanyahu’s chief of staff as official suspected of blackmailing IDF officer
Braverman says claim he used sensitive video to pressure official into changing records of meetings is ‘lie from start to finish’ aimed at harming PM’s office, threatens legal action
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Crime boss Kuthair Odeh at a court hearing, undated. (Walla video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 29, 2023, 6:37 pm
Crime boss arrested for alleged blackmail, threats against prison officials
Police say Qutayer Odeh, who is serving 18 years for attempted murder, wanted to improve his conditions; arrest comes over a week after prison riots sparked by isolation
By Michael Horovitz
Then-Knesset member for the Independence party Einat Wilff, seen in parliament, April 17, 2012. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 4, 2019, 3:43 pm
Former MK Einat Wilf questioned over complaint she attacked child
Ex-lawmaker’s attorney says parents of first grade student she allegedly pushed during class trip are just trying to extort her
By Stuart Winer
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen,)
February 8, 2019, 6:32 am
Bezos says Enquirer tried to extort him with threat to publish revealing pics
Tabloid reportedly warned it would publish a ‘below the belt selfie,’ unless Amazon boss stopped investigating how it obtained his private exchanges with his mistress
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Zeke Miller
Eric Greitens denied that he blackmailed the woman he admitted to having an affair with. (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
May 16, 2018, 9:28 am
Blackmail case against Jewish Missouri governor dismissed by prosecutors
Investigators fail to find evidence that Eric Greitens took nude photo of woman and threatened to distribute it
By JTA
Eric Greitens speaking at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, May 7, 2012. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation via JTA)
March 2, 2018, 6:08 am
Missouri governor accused of blackmailing mistress hit with fresh probe
Eric Greitens facing growing calls for impeachment or resignation amid claims he improperly coordinated fundraising efforts with his 2015 election campaign
By AFP and ToI Staff
Eric Greitens speaking at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, May 7, 2012. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation via JTA)
February 23, 2018, 6:08 pm
Missouri’s Jewish governor defiant after being indicted for blackmail
Eric Greitens says he made a mistake but ‘did not commit a crime’ amid growing calls for his impeachment or resignation
By JIM SALTER, DAVID A. LIEB and Summer Ballentine
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens speaks during an interview in his office at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on January 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
February 23, 2018, 1:28 am
Missouri gov. indicted after allegedly blackmailing woman with nude photo
Eric Greitens to face charges for transmitting picture of woman he had affair with, denies threatening her
By AP
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens speaks during an interview in his office at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on January 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
January 23, 2018, 1:22 am
Missouri governor says he won’t step down amid blackmail allegations
Eric Greitens apologizes for affair that has led to calls for his resignation, but says ‘there is nothing to investigate’
By JTA
Eric Greitens speaking at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, May 7, 2012. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation via JTA)
January 11, 2018, 9:45 pm
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens denies use of blackmail to keep affair secret
State’s first Jewish head rejects ‘outrageous claims’ he used compromising photo of woman to silence her
By JTA
(L to R) New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman looks on as Acting Brooklyn Attorney General Eric Gonzalez speaks during a press conference to call for an end of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in New York state courts, August 3, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via JTA)
September 21, 2017, 11:02 pm
Borough Park man indicted in prostitute scheme to intimidate abuse victim
Samuel ‘Mendy’ Israel tried to lure victim’s relative into hotel and film meeting with prostitute hired in advance
By JTA
Members of the cast of 'Orange Is the New Black.' (Netflix/ via JTA)
April 29, 2017, 12:11 pm
Hacker threatens to release stolen copies of Netflix series
Operating under the name The Dark Overlord, hacker has already purportedly uploaded the first episode to an illegal file-sharing service
By Michael Liedtke
Rabbi Barry Starr (YouTube screenshot)
September 1, 2016, 9:49 am
Blackmailed Boston-area rabbi spared jail for embezzlement
Temple leader sought to cover up accusations of infidelity, repaid most of the money; now driving cab near Cleveland
By JTA
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