Word: extortionate
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Jackson's attorney, Robert M. Baum, hopes to convince jurors that Jackson fervently believes Cosby is her father; that as a result of her belief, she "felt that she possessed certain legal and moral rights"; and that her petitions for money were a "negotiation," not an extortion. To buttress these...
During the news conference, Weld sharply attacked U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, a fellow Republican, for using "ideological extortion" to block his nomination as ambassador to Mexico.
Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein spared Netanyahu and Hanegbi but said his office had made no decision on Lieberman and was considering an indictment against Deri for extortion, obstruction of justice and fraud. Why Netanyahu got off the legal hook may be partly explained by chief prober Sando Mazor. He conceded...
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu came out swinging a day after narrowly escaping indictment on fraud and breach of trust charges. Admitting he made a mistake in appointing the manifestly unqualified Roni Bar-On as Attorney General, Netanyahu moved quickly to consolidate his governing coalition, announcing that he will set up a...
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu came out swinging a day after narrowly escaping indictment on fraud and breach of trust charges. Admitting he made a mistake in appointing the manifestly unqualified Roni Bar-On as Attorney General, Netanyahu moved quickly to consolidate his governing coalition, announcing that he will set up a...