extorts

The gang extorts its neighbors and recruits teenagers, a path that can only lead to death or prison, he added.

The group, which is thought to command about 7,000 to 12,000 fighters, extorts businesses and collects millions of dollars in revenue every year.

In Syria, it has assassinated scores of local leaders, and it extorts businesses to finance its operations.

The group taxes and extorts farms and other businesses.

It vilifies exiles and extorts outrageous fees for passports and other documents needed to travel back to Cuba.