Sentence examples for extortion accusations from inspiring English sources

The investigators, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Mr. D'Amico would be added as a co-defendant in a case involving Mr. Gotti's son, John A. Gotti, who was indicted in January on extensive fraud and extortion accusations.

And their battle royale promises to define not just their parental rights, but also the reputation of each, their possible exposure to prosecution — he on a battering complaint, she on an extortion accusation — and the limits to which a judicial system can be stretched to accommodate that ever-expanding beast, celebrity.

The extortion charge stems from an accusation that Mr. Daragjati, who operates a snow-plowing business on Staten Island, where he lives, lured a man he suspected of stealing his plow to a parking lot where others beat him and ordered him to return the plow or pay $5,000.

The story is pegged to the most recent media scandal, which came to a head last week when two top editors of Zee News were arrested on charges of extortion, based on accusations made by the Jindal Group conglomerate.

There are tales of being forced into bankruptcy and horror stories involving child custody battles, false accusations, extortion and retaliatory judges.

He concluded by saying that any attempt to "make any declaration in connection thereof" would result in criminal and civil court action against Piquet Sr "on the ground of defamation, false accusation extortion".

He wanted the return of his job, which he had lost after accusations of extortion and robbery.

WASHINGTON — In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder.

If there's anything this old town, muscled into submission by Al Capone and long wracked by accusations of extortion and corruption, doesn't need, it's another scandal.

Agnew's downfall began in the summer of 1973, when he was investigated in connection with accusations of extortion, bribery, and income-tax violations relating chiefly to his tenure as governor of Maryland.

In an interview, the businessman who leveled the accusations of extortion, Sergei V. Shmelyov, said that Mr. Urlashov had initially urged him not to bid for the city contract but that he had refused to back down.