Police Raid Targets Alleged Extortion Ring in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia

Authorities investigate six suspects accused of using threats, including death threats, to force victims into undervalued sales of real estate company shares.

• Police conducted raids on 13 locations, including homes, offices, and prison cells, in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the investigation.
• The suspects, aged 30 to 56, allegedly coerced a 61-year-old businessman to sell real estate company shares far below their market value.
• The main suspect, a 36-year-old man, is accused of making death threats with a firearm in 2020 and threatening victims' families with harm, including forced prostitution of a daughter.
• Investigators estimate the financial damage caused by the extortion scheme to be approximately three million euros.
• Authorities seized electronic data, documents, and luxury items during the raids, with one operation involving the forced entry of a residence in Berlin.

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