21.   Federal agents were investigating whether three sabotage acts in the past week on tracks near Berlin were connected to the extortion attempt, rail officials said.

22.   Germany faces a rash of food extortion attempts.

23.   His wife, who joined the extortion attempt by writing a letter demanding even more money, received a suspended sentence of one year and was put on probation.

24.   In February, biscuit and cookie maker Arnotts removed stock from the shelves after an extortion attempt, although no arrests have yet been made.

25.   In February, biscuit maker Arnotts removed stock from the shelves after an extortion attempt, although no arrests have yet been made.

26.   Judge Romeo Zamora dismissed claims by Sy Bing Yok that police fabricated the charge in an extortion attempt.

27.   Mayor John Norquist said he came forward to put a stop to the rumors and extortion attempts he said had been made against his family.

28.   Mayor John Norquist said he came forward yesterday to put a stop to the rumors and extortion attempts he said had been made against his family.

29.   Organized hacker groups, primarily from former Soviet countries, are responsible for recent increases in credit card thefts and extortion attempts, the FBI said Thursday.

30.   Police investigating an alleged extortion attempt against the Nestle food giant discovered a tube of mustard laced with cyanide on a supermarket shelf Tuesday.