1.   He was returned for a hefty ransom.

2.   In some cases, though, kidnappings occur where criminals feel that they can get away with demanding hefty ransoms.

3.   Umansky and Safiev were kidnapped earlier this year and their families were ordered to pay hefty ransoms.

4.   It was unclear why checkers officials wanted to hold the event in Chechnya, where gunmen regularly take foreigners hostage and demand hefty ransoms.

5.   Kidnappers released American landowner Howard Turner and his chauffeur after a hefty ransom was paid, the daily Siglo Veintiuno reported Friday.

6.   Many were freed within days, and the rest gained their freedom within months, some after paying hefty ransoms.

7.   That same day saw ETA release another hostage, Cosme Delclaux, after his family paid a hefty ransom.

8.   That same day saw ETA release another hostage, Cosme Delclaux, after his family had paid a hefty ransom.

9.   The kidnappers later asked for a hefty ransom for Wellington Camargo, who is still being held.

10.   The same day saw ETA release another hostage after his family had paid a hefty ransom.