shakedown

He wondered, “How can we mount a voice of protest to this proposed shakedown of the university in the name of protecting Jews?”

And when a San Fernando Valley anti-gang squad was accused in 2023 of covering up shakedowns of motorists, in swooped the Reaper again.

“This is so transparently an abuse of power — a shakedown,” Stern said.

Sharpe, a Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end, first addressed the allegations Tuesday in a video posted on Instagram, in which he called the lawsuit “a shakedown.”

As a lifelong grifter, he can't help but keep returning to the site of a successful shakedown, and will drain a victim dry, as long as they keep complying.