JOB SCAM/Suspects in extortion ring indicted, prosecutors seek stiff penalties
12/27/2022 03:52 PM
More than two dozen suspects linked to an extortion ring that left three people dead were indicted Tuesday, with prosecutors seeking heavy sentences for the suspects, including life imprisonment.
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