1.   Jackson and Medina made a brief appearance before a federal magistrate Tuesday on the extortion charge.

2.   Berne represents a local police officer who was indicted on extortion charges in the case and is scheduled to be tried in its second phase.

3.   Five other suspects, who were said to work for Ivankov, also were arrested on the extortion charges in Brooklyn and in New Jersey.

4.   Last month, Chief Gary Clark was convicted of seven counts of civil rights and extortion charges stemming from arrests and traffic stops he made as chief.

5.   On the same day prosecutors also indicted Koike on extortion charges for the second time.

6.   Prosecutors have other evidence, particularly the testimony of bookmakers who were reportedly shaken down by the defendants, to bolster the extortion charges.

7.   State Sen. Hildred Schumake and state Rep. Frank Redding were indicted on separate federal extortion charges.

8.   The ASU discussions constitute the core of the extortion charge.

9.   The extortion charge is one of many in the sweeping racketeering case against Kaplan, DiLeonardo and five co-defendants.

10.   The government two months ago dropped the extortion charge.