He was arrested and charged with extortion. six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion
Recent Examples on the WebAfter suing his nephew for alleged extortion over false allegations, the Grammy Award winner, 50, was named in another complaint filed Friday at a police department in Martin's hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Associated Press. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Ransomware is best known for its use in for-profit criminal extortion, but is being increasingly wielded for political ends, particularly by Iran. Llazar Semini, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 In 2019, two of the men who downloaded the data—Brandon Charles Glover and Vasile Mereacre—pleaded guilty to hacking and extortion charges. Robert Mcmillan, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Ransomware is best known for its use in for-profit criminal extortion, but is being increasingly wielded for political ends, particularly by Iran. Llazar Semini, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 Pitts sued Perkins and Matrix in Florida as well, claiming his former boss began a war of threats and extortion, a campaign of lies and intimidation. John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 The most serious of the charges, extortion, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2022 David Ortiz-Mena, president of the Tulum Hotel Association, agreed with the police chief’s assessment, saying there is no extortion at hotels. Karol Suárez And Cristopher Rogel, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2021, compared to $1 billion for romance scams—this form of online extortion is one that has repeatedly proven deadly. Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | EXTORTION + NOUNADJECTIVE➤attempted敲詐未遂▸➤alleged涉嫌勒索EXTORTION + NOUN➤racket敲詐勒索◇He was known for running a brutal extortion racket.他因幹過一起殘忍的敲詐勒索而出名。➡ note at crime(for verbs)