5/28/2023 0 Comments Mugshots com extortion![]() ![]() Warrants were needed to search records maintained by Internet companies, including Google, and by financial institutions like Bank of America in order to identify them. A similar investigation is being pursued in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and the four defendants could find themselves facing additional charges.Īccording to law enforcement officials, the operators of were hard to find. The man paid the fee because he felt having his booking photo posted online was hurting his business.īecerra’s office reported that Sarid, Bhavnanie, Keesee and Usdan scammed at least $64,000 in removal fees from 175 Californians nationwide, it was alleged their scheme netted more than $2 million in removal fees from over 5,700 people. In another case where a man’s conviction was overturned on appeal after he served nine years in prison, he was told it would cost $500 to have his mugshot removed. After he refused, someone from the website told him he was a “fucking bitch” and that his photo would be published permanently. When he requested to have his picture removed, he was told he would have to pay $399. One of the scheme’s victims, identified only as Jesse T., who was arrested and booked into jail but never charged with a crime, found his photo on. They are accused of publishing booking photos online and then demanding fees to remove them. In May 2018, Sahar Sarid, Kishore Vidya Bhavnanie, Thomas Keesee and David Usdan, allegedly the operators of and, found themselves on the wrong side of the law and ironically had to face the camera for their own mugshots. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with emailįour people have been charged with extortion, money laundering and identity theft by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. ![]()
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