ransom

In one poem, Fox writes, “I want to hold your hand / hear your laugh … but now / I have to say / goodbye,” while later begging, “I will pay any price / Tell me please / what is the ransom / for her soul?”

"The drug-related intimidation is affecting individuals, families and whole communities are being held to ransom by the drug dealers."

The hacker group Qilin, which held NHS hospitals to ransom earlier this summer, notably chose to publish stolen blood test data on its Telegram channel before its dark web website.

Mario Medina told the victim’s family to meet at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, to make the ransom payment.

On Friday, Mario Alex Medina, 54, and María Alejandra Medina, 51, of Rosarito, Mexico, were found guilty for their roles in the violent kidnapping and ransom scheme that occurred two years ago, the U.S.