A Brooklyn federal court unsealed a complaint Friday charging Joshua Nass, a licensed New York attorney, with attempted Hobbs Act extortion. Authorities allege that Nass hired an individual to use threats and physical violence to squeeze $500,000 out of a former client and the client’s son.
Nass was arrested on Wednesday and is scheduled for an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Clay H. Kaminsky.
According to court filings, the scheme began in early January 2026. Prosecutors say Nass recruited an individual to collect a purported debt for legal services from a former client, identified as John Doe 1, and his son, John Doe 2…