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Sheinbaum, who has been questioned about the violence repeatedly at her daily news conferences, has vowed to stop it, saying that her administration will be focused on reducing killings and extortion, specifically.

He had been banned from matches because of previous incidents and had been accused of money-laundering and extortion by Argentine authorities.

From BBC

Mr McGregor denies the allegations and his lawyers told an earlier hearing in the case that Ms Hand is attempting extortion.

From BBC

Then there’s the 2019 Ukraine extortion scheme, for which Trump was impeached in the House … but ultimately acquitted in the Senate.

From Slate

The group, considered an ally of the Juárez cartel, has been involved in extortion and kidnappings in Mexico and was linked to the 2010 massacre of 16 teenagers in Juárez, investigators said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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