Sentences with phrase «to extort money from someone»

Kagame's government in turn has accused Rusesabagina of extorting money from people who took refuge in his hotel.

The Skeloses schemed «to monetize» the dad's seat «by extorting money from others for Adam Skelos, with the expectation that such payments would influence the official actions of Dean Skelos,» the complaint says.

The leader and founder of Glorious Waves Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi has sent a strong warning to persons using his name in extorting monies from people on social media.

«One Senator Isa Misau, a member of the 2 nd respondent (Senate), while raising a matter of urgent national importance, had sometime between September and October 2017, alleged that the applicant instituted roadblocks across Nigeria with the purpose of extorting money from unsuspecting motorists.

Authorities say he monetized his position by extorting money from others, including hundreds of thousands of dollars from a senior executive of a major real estate development firm who was cooperating with the government.

Through this lawsuit, we hope to make sure Shipping & Transit can not extort money from small businesses again.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam are also currently on trial for allegedly extorting money from companies by promising to push favorable legislation.

Ransomware has become an increasingly pervasive attack method in which cybercriminals «lock up» and prevent access to files in an effort to extort money from victims.

In his closing comments, lawyer Ampaw told the Investigator to the face: «I put it to you that Osarfo Anthony, Sarah Kwablah, and Ekow Micah did not extort any money from Asamoah Gyan!

Park Geun - hye was accused of allowing a close friend to extort money from companies.

The three; were allegedly extorting monies from traders who are to be relocated to the Race Course Market on Monday, 6th November.

They don't extort money from their customers — they simply suggest a straightforward presentation, listing all the features, and permitting access to a large database of sexy ethnically flavored users.

Police operatives attached to the Central Police Station, Aba in Abia State, have arrested a suspected armed robber identified as Obasi Chibuike, who allegedly wore a police bulletproof jacket while extorting money from motorists on the highway.

The debate also featured Olu Agunloye of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, who stated that the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, being collected means extorting money from citizens in form of taxes without providing services.

it to extort money from men saying shes a nurse in Nigeria with UNICEF when I.

He believes the move is aimed at unlawfully extorting monies from drivers.

In a further development, on 17 April 2018, troops of 35 Artillery Brigade Alamala Barracks, Ogun state while on Operation CHECKMATE, arrested an impostor, Mr. Taiwo Ayomide at Ademola Hotel beside Yasmin Mosque Sagamu, dressed in Military camouflage while extorting money from unsuspecting citizens.

Patent trolls extort money from legitimate small businesses and innovators, hurting our economy and society - at - large.

Skelos is charged with extorting money from a real estate company and environmental firm to aid his son, Adam, who also is a defendant in the case.

Scopo was a powerful labor racketeer, and he used his position to extort money from cement contractors, which would then be divvied up between four mob families.

So the tax collectors became greedy, and often extorted money from their own Jewish people.

Lawyers defending Spira against federal charges that he tried to extort money from Steinbrenner contend that Steinbrenner used his Tampa connections to engineer their client's indictment.

Benzema will not take part in this summer's European Championships after being named as part of a plot to extort money from national teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

«Extortion» in this case is political hyperbole and not necessarily meant as a statement of fact - ie North Korea was literally extorting money from the US.

Importers of have constantly complained about the inefficiencies at the port and about officials of these agencies who claim extort monies from them thus raising their cost of doing business.

But District Chief Executive of the area, Peter Mensah has directed heads of schools who are extorting monies from parents to refund them or risk a hefty sanction.

leadership of Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has registered its discontent with regards to principals who consistently extorted monies from teacher trainees in the name of utility bills.

He admitted obstructing a grand jury probe into whether or not he had extorted money from lawyers doing work for Putnam County and to filing false tax returns.

President Nana Akufo - Addo has found the allegations that the Trade and Industry Ministry extorted money from expatriates, as part of the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards ceremony, baseless.

He also argued that the EC has been given huge sums of money from both government and donor partners to conduct the elections hence extorting money from journalists for accreditation is not necessary.

The NYPD's Computer Crime Squad examined the phone and found deleted text messages that «indicated she was trying to extort money from Spitzer,» a source said.

So, here I am in bed, just struggling with myself to understand why on earth a deputy minister of state will look at the people who hosted him almost all his life (27 yrs) according to him, in the face and tell us we are difficult people and also that we lie to extort money from government.

The Assembly is giving the trial lawyer industry another weapon to extort money from taxpayers and the business world.

The statement said: «These are people who have spent months and days in Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State and the dungeon of the Department of State Services for attempt to blackmail and extort money from eminent Nigerians, including prominent businessman, Femi Otedola; and a former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu.

According to him, any electoral officer extorting money from people in the name of registration will be made to face the wrath of law because they are acting outside the law.

The new Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Haliru Gwandu, has warned officers in the state to avoid extorting money from citizens.

Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday raised alarm that his phone number has been hacked by some fraudsters to extort money from members of the...

Road safety men take delight in staying in damaged parts of the road and start extorting money from motorist instead of notifying ministry of works to repair the damaged road which damaged tyres that leads to accidents, that for mean should be part of their work after all they are called ROAD SAFETY....

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY - Feb 13 - According to Experian Hitwise, the UK's most popular dating site is PlentyofFish, whose founder last week accused an alleged hacker of trying to extort money from PlentyofFish.

Then the scammer extorts money from the victim by threatening to release the photos and videos.

As international criminal gangs increasingly target online dating and social networking sites, as a means of extorting money from unwary victims, research suggests.

In «Experiment in Terror» from 1962, Ross Martin hatches a plot to anonymously extort money from Lee Remick; his efforts are thwarted by FBI agent Glenn Ford.

Then outside of the story missions you have a bunch of different side tasks that you can carry out, the most entertaining being having to basically extorting money from local businesses by interrogating them and «persuading» them to pay for your protection.

Deutch plays Erica Vandross, a proudly irreverent 17 - year - old who uses her sexuality to extort money from older, ostensibly powerful men who take advantage of people.