1.   Mr Sangram says that is all very well but the biggest and most widespread extortion racket is operated by the schools themselves, against the parents not the children.

2.   Berlusconi has called himself as a victim of widespread extortion and political vendetta.

3.   Local Albanians spoke of widespread extortion by gangs who threatened to kill victims if not paid off.

4.   Locals to the north and south of Tirana reported widespread extortion by criminal gangs who threatened to kill victims if not paid off.

5.   Meanwhile, residents to the north and south of Tirana reported widespread extortion by gangs who threatened to kill victims if not paid off.

6.   Residents to the north and south of Tirana, reported widespread extortion by criminal gangs who threatened to kill victims if not paid off.