Sentence examples for to extort from from inspiring English sources

There is a suspicion that the maras may be letting businesses recover, the better to extort from them later.

(7) read as follows: "with intent to extort from any person any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to cause damage to a protected computer;".

He took an active part in the debates preceding the passage of the 1867 Reform Bill, and helped to extort from the government several useful modifications of the bill, for the prevention of corrupt practices.

At his death the country was exhausted by constant warfare, the monarchy was generally unpopular, and the accession of a new king seemed to offer the opportunity to extort from the crown guarantees against a recurrence of misgovernment.

In September, when talks were still ongoing, he wrote a note to clients claiming that "the government has made the decision to extort from shareholders as much money as it arbitrarily deems to be appropriate".

Three million dollars is exponentially greater than any compensation ever paid to the 'Deadliest Catch' captains, and yet this is the figure Discovery is trying to extort from these men".

So the gunmen have switched to extorting from oil companies rather than mayors.

She was allegedly trying to extort £12,500 from the actor in return from protecting the footage from leaking to the media, but later accepted £4,000.

Now, amid allegations that a reporter from The New York Post tried to extort money from Ronald Burkle in exchange for better coverage, we don't know what to think anymore.

He said that the snipers acted not from passion, hatred or revenge but to extort $10 million from the government.

Mr. Kellner was also charged with trying to extort $400,000 from the Lebovits family to keep other children from making accusations.