1.  Lawyers are extorting money from audit firms on the principle that auditors are economically rational and settlements are cheaper than defences.

2.  The Mafia makes most of its money from prostitution and extorting money from small businesses.

3.  Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him.

4.  At the London meeting, the complaint says, Bloomberg told the two men he was concerned they were extorting money from his company.

5.  Four men were charged with extorting money from an actor whom lawyers identified as Stephen Seagal.

6.  He is also accused of extorting money from Scores, a topless nightclub in Manhattan.

7.  He goes on trial Monday on federal charges of extorting money in exchange for riverboat casino licenses when he was governor and afterward.

8.  In fact, being obnoxious for the express purpose of extorting money from filmmakers has become such a popular thing that the California Legislature has taken up the issue.

9.  In short, Abu Sayyaf has perfected the art of extorting money from foreigners.

10.  Moreover, Simon held that the tapes should not be admitted because they were made with the intention of extorting money from Cisneros.