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Mexico City Files Anti-Extortion Bill Creating 'Coercive Harassment' Offense

The proposal seeks earlier intervention by punishing threats that have not yet led to a payout.

Peru Allows Immediate Police Review of Seized Devices in Extortion, Contract Killing and Kidnapping Cases

Mexico City Unveils 15-Point Strategy to Combat Extortion

Mexico’s Lower House Passes National Anti‑Extortion Overhaul With Tougher Penalties

Peru Seeks 60-Day Lawmaking Powers as Congress Sets Nov. 28 Debate

Mexico Senate Backs National Anti-Extortion Law, Sends Amended Bill to Deputies

Senate Panels Move to Vote on Tougher National Extortion Law With Sentences Up to 42 Years

Mexico’s Lower House Sends National Anti-Extortion Law to Senate After Final Approval

Mexico Sends National Anti-Extortion Bill to Congress, Seeking Ex Officio Prosecution and Up to 15 Years in Prison

Peru Bill Would Let Extortion Victims Deduct Forced Payments From Income Tax

Deputies Declare Extortion Reform Constitutional, Forward Measure to Executive

Mexican Senate Sets Plenary Debate on Constitutional Reform to Centralize Extortion Law

Senate Panels Unanimously Approve Extortion Reform, Sending It to Plenary

Constitutional Committee Reviews Sheinbaum’s Extortion Amendment

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan Arrested in Delhi Extortion Case

Peru to Monitor Venezuelan Migrants' Remittances Amid Crime Concerns