Joran van der Sloot Indicted on Charges of Wire Fraud & Extortion

Joran van der Sloot was indicted on charges connected to the Natalee Holloway case by a federal grand jury in Alabama on Wednesday.

Van der Sloot has been indicted in connection with allegations that he attempted to extort $250,000 from Holloway's mother, allegedly in exchange for information about the location of the missing woman's remains.

Van der Sloot is currently in police custody in Peru, where he faces murder charges in the death of Stephany Flores.