"Extortion scheme" refers to a plan or strategy in which someone forces or threatens another person to give them money, property, or other things of value by using fear or intimidation. Full definition
Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, says Cuomo must explain to the public how Percoco was able to run a bribery and extortion scheme for years before he was convicted. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Yet another high - ranking police official in the Indian state of Gujurat has been taken into custody in connection with a $ 1 million bitcoin extortion scheme. (zukultrader.com)
His former bestie Simon «Sick Boy» Williamson (Jonny Lee Miller) is working extortion schemes with the help of pretty Bulgarian Veronika (Anjela Nedyalkova), while Daniel «Spud» Murphy (Ewen Bremner), having recently lost his job, is attempting suicide via overdose when Mark visits and subsequently saves him, much to Spud's chagrin. (blog.bullz-eye.com)