The phrase "attempting to extort a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts involving illegal or unethical attempts to obtain something, typically money or favors, through coercion or threats.
Example: "The authorities arrested the suspect for attempting to extort a large sum of money from the business owner."
Alternatives: "trying to blackmail a" or "seeking to coerce a".
Down the chain, the mayor of a small town can attempt to extort a few kopecks from the owner of a local ice cream parlor or car mechanic if the latter is not already under criminal or police protection.
Although he was recognised as an instigator of a major armed uprising, the death sentence was based on a Lovech servant's murder that Levski committed while attempting to extort money from a wealthy local.
In an e-mail on Tuesday, Robert D. Luskin, one of his lawyers, accused the agency of attempting to extort testimony "through a process of threats and inducements".
Its composition excoriates an unfaithful lover for attempting to extort money, described as a "mean-spirited duet that rails against enemies".
The woman accused of attempting to extort money from Louisville Coach Rick Pitino is asking a judge to move her trial out of Louisville.
Then in August, Rose's lawyers claimed Jane Doe was attempting to "extort" Rose because of his fame, arguing in a motion to remove her anonymity: "This is not a rape case.
Mr. Hevesi's special counsel, Robert T. Brackman, asked investigators there to look not only into the accusation, but into the possibility that Mr. Greathead was "attempting to extort the comptroller by threatening to include in a civil affidavit false and outrageous allegations," according to a memo he wrote at the time.
At the Debre Tsion church, I encountered a group of teenagers attempting to extort money from visitors by blocking the paths off the mountain on which the church is carved.
Bookmakers reacted with relief yesterday following the news that an international police operation has broken up what was believed to be a Russian gang that was attempting to extort money from betting websites.
He was indicted in 2013 for allegedly attempting to extort money from the Girl Scouts of the USA and stalking an employee. .
