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His defamation action claims she "voluntarily admitted" being pressured into making false claims in what it describes as an "evil conspiracy" to extort money and damage his reputation.

The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.

Humberto Briceño, 39, also from Venezuela, said gangs and immigration agents have extorted money from him while he waits in Mexico for a chance to claim asylum in the United States.

Embracing full mafia braggadocio, Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for the second time, demanding payment for past protection, and brought in the media to watch.

Using contraband cellphones from his prison cell, Torres oversaw a black market for extorted commissary goods called the “kitty.”