extortion
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He said avocado growers have been begging the government for years to do more to address extortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Manzo was an outspoken critic of cartel involvement in extortion and other rackets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When he came forward to report the extortion scam to the Fed, he found internal investigators were more interested in his travel and contacts in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Throughout the campaign, she leant on the controversial legacy of her father, promising a military crackdown on organised crime, in particular extortion incidents that have soared in recent years.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Colonel Korn was the lawyer, and if Colonel Korn assured him that fraud, extortion, currency manipulation, embezzlement, income tax evasion and black-market speculations were legal, Colonel Cathcart was in no position to disagree with him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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