Word: extortionate
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For Vice President Spiro Agnew, battling to preserve his post and his political future, there was good news and bad news last week. He won a surprise and legally surprising tactical victory in his efforts to halt leaks from the grand jury's investigation of him for bribery, extortion...
Agnew never received a satisfactory response to his questions regarding the source of news leaks about the Baltimore grand jury investigation of reported bribery and extortion, as well as tax evasion.
August 23--A grand jury in Baltimore indicted Agnew's successor as Baltimore County Executive, N. Dale Anderson, on 39 counts of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy.
August 6--Vice President Spiro T. Agnew announced that he was under investigation for possible violations of criminal law, including bribery, tax fraud, extortion and conspiracy.
August 6-- Vice President Spiro T. Agnew announced that he was under investigation for possible violations of criminal law, including bribery, tax fraud, extortion and conspiracy.