Sentence examples for act of extortion from inspiring English sources

Eventually it will master time travel, but that will be in a future sequel, which makes the current one an act of extortion by Warner Brothers.

If the UK is rewarded for its cynical act of extortion there will be referendums all over the place, paralysing Europe for a decade.

"Board members get sued on a regular basis as an act of extortion by a plaintiff wanting to get the board to act in a particular way," said Stuart M. Saft, the chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums and a partner at Holland & Knight.

In 2001, Nazim Rizvi, who produced the film "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" was sentenced to six years imprisonment along with his assistant, Abdul Rahim Allahbaksh, for "acting as an organized crime syndicate and committing unlawful acts of extortion by targeting film personalities".

Morello and Saietta were members of the Black Hand, the name given to bands of Southern Italian immigrants who engaged in crude acts of extortion — threatening merchants with bodily injury if protection money wasn't paid.

The racketeering charge also included acts of extortion, money-laundering and drug dealing.

He was indicted for participation in 20 murders, eight attempted murders, five robberies with violence, 37 acts of extortion and 53 other offences including physical violence and threats.

It is clear, of course, that the Hobbs Act's proscription of extortion "under color of official right" applies to all public officials, including those at the state and local level.

The Hobbs Act's definition of "extortion" was "copied from the New York Code substantially".

The phrase "under color of official right" which appears in the Act's definition of extortion renders that distinction moot.

Sean Penn, known for his strong political opinions, said the way was now clear for other acts of international extortion.