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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of the Educational World - Vatican

The Blackmail of John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church, displayed on St. Peter's Basilica. General overview. Pope Leo XIV presides over the meeting of teachers, professors, and school educators for the Jubilee of the Educational World in St. Peter's Square. Vatican on October 31, 2025. Photo by marco iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin’s lawyer Benjamin Sarfati at the court-house before the opening of the trial against a former French intelligence head and nine others accused of spying on him and his newspaper Fakir for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (C) arrives with his lawyers Patrick Maisonneuve (L) and Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard (R) at the court-house for the opening of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers

STORY: Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech (Courtesy of Kremlin) STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered the Russian Armed Forces to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner private military group. "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in a televised address to the nation. "All those who deliberately embarked on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, who embarked on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment and answer both before the law and before our people," he said. "I urge those who are being dragged into this crime not to make a fatal and tragic mistake, b

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KDDI reports huge leak of personal data, 2 arrested for blackmail

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. President Tadashi Onodera points to a reporter during a press conference at a Tokyo hotelon June 13. He said that private information such as names and addresses of some 4 million subscribers to the company's Dion Internet access service has been leaked to a third party.

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U.S. arms control chief slams N. Korea's 'nuclear blackmail'

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton speaks in Seoul on July 31. He warned the United States will not countenance ''nuclear blackmail'' by North Korea and reiterated that ''all options are on the table'' to deal with the threat posed by its ''tyrannical dictator'' Kim Jong Il.

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Nagoya vendor blackmailed by importers over knockoff mufflers

NAGOYA, Japan - Koji Matsumoto, president of a Nagoya-based distributor of Burberry wool mufflers, tells a news conference in Nagoya on Sept. 7 that the wholesaler, Matsumoto, has received a blackmail threat and implicit demand for money from its importer because they are fakes. He said the wholesaler will file a complaint against the importer with police.

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Glico again targeted by blackmailer

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the head office building in Osaka's Nishi-Yodogawa Ward of Ezaki Glico Co., which received a blackmail letter in June from a man who demanded 50 million yen not to poison the company's products, police sources said Aug. 11. Glico, a major maker of confectioneries and other food products, was also the target of a series of high-profile extortion attempts in the 1980s, which remain unsolved.

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Man arrested for allegedly blackmailing Santen

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuya Uchida (R), public relations officer at Santen Pharmaceutical Co. reads a prepared comment June 23 following the arrest of a 56-year-old unemployed man in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of attempting to blackmail the leading Japanese eyedrops maker.

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Sylvain Cormier, one of the lawyers of Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives for the start of Benzema's trial on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Lawyer of Mathieu Valbuena Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Entrance of the Palais de Justice de Versailles during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Entrance of the Palais de Justice de Versailles during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Sylvain Cormier, one of the lawyers of Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives for the start of Benzema's trial on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Antoine Vey, one of the lawyers of Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives for the start of Benzema's trial on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM