Sentence examples for for extortion from inspiring English sources

The taboo was a pretext for extortion.

Everyone foraged, often a polite term for extortion at gunpoint.

In Guatemala, a drug trafficking cartel targeted Ana's mother for extortion.

Later that same week, he was arrested for extortion and sent to Rikers Island.

One nearby business says that the going rate for extortion is about $100 a week.

Manhattan prosecutors charged that the United Hispanic Construction Workers routinely intimidated contractors for extortion.

The biggest protests against his government came after two popular wrestlers were jailed for extortion.

Targeting migrants for extortion has its roots south of the border.

Above all, the law gave the police an opportunity for extortion.

Archives|INDICTED FOR EXTORTION.; Patrolmen and Two Reservists Accused by Saloon Keepers.

INDICTED FOR EXTORTION.; Patrolmen and Two Reservists Accused by Saloon Keepers.