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Baker said a “critical question” a jury would have to decide was whether Evling had extorted the money or had simply received and kept it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

He added a state official had extorted money at the agriculture ministry from 2020 to 2023, Reuters reported.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

Defense attorney John Colette denied that Epps had extorted bribes from contractors, despite testimony from other defendants.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2017

Sheen claimed that people who knew his HIV-positive status had extorted money from him to keep it a secret.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015

Secretary Carleton was sent by the king to inform Strafford of the final resolution which necessity had extorted from him.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David