{"id":486120,"date":"2026-02-19T21:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/486120\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:03:15","slug":"calgary-man-charged-after-lengthy-investigation-into-multiple-extortion-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/486120\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary man charged after lengthy investigation into multiple extortion attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lengthy investigation by Calgary police into alleged extortion attempts against a Calgary woman dating back to 2024 has resulted in charges being laid against a Calgary man.<\/p>\n

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Investigators alleged that on six separate occasions between August and October 2024, the victim was contacted and demands were made that she provide money and valuables.<\/p>\n

Police say she was also threatened with various acts of violence if she did not comply with the demands.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, police launched an investigation to apprehend the offenders and eventually charged a 37-year-old Calgary man with six counts of extortion.<\/p>\n

He is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n

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Police have also laid a number of unrelated charges against a 28-year-old Calgary woman, including one count of fraud over $5,000, one count of fraud under $5,000 and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n

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She will appear in court on Monday, April 6.<\/p>\n

Police said that, although the offences targeted a member of the South Asian community, at this time, the incident appears to have occurred in isolation and is not connected to any other extortions that have recently been reported.<\/p>\n

In this case, investigators said the victim and suspects knew each other.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Calgary police said both they and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) are continuing to investigate a series of extortion attempts targeting the city\u2019s South Asian community.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about this investigation, or any of the alleged extortion attempts, is being asked to contact Calgary police at 403-266-1234.<\/p>\n

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers online<\/a>, by calling 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or by downloading the Crime Stoppers app \u2014 P3 Tips \u2014 from the app store.<\/p>\n

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