Sentence examples for case of extortion from inspiring English sources

"At that point, given that it was a clear-cut case of extortion, we contacted law enforcement and turned the investigation over to them".

He was taken into custody after interfering in the arrest of his brother in a case of extortion, a source close to the investigation said.

Il Giornale di Sicilia reported that several other cases of extortion were now being investigated.

There were around 6m cases of extortion; the police put the number at 7,272.

The Senate received judicial functions and for the first time became a court of law, competent to try cases of extortion in the senatorial provinces.

Mr. Chidambaram has justified a large military presence by citing examples of splinter groups that have refused to come to the negotiating table, raising concerns about the "threat of violence and cases of extortion".

Wanted in India on charges relating to more than 30 cases of extortion, the 43-year-old high school dropout had been "below the radar" until the recent series of threats to Bollywood figures, police officers said.

These are the toughest cases of extortion and corruption - the ones where it is not money, but sexual favors that are sought by the predators.

As Soviet players began defecting to the NHL, many cases of extortion began surfacing that the Russian mafia was targeting the players' families still living in Russia.

The arrests also come at a time when, according to federal government figures, kidnappings and cases of extortion are on the rise across Mexico, even as the number of homicides is declining.

Law enforcement and public health officials said they viewed the incident as a case of criminal extortion.