And that's why this episode's final scene, in which Paulie savagely beats Jason to extort retirement home funding for Nucci, delivers the perfect punchline.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1274738/best-paulie-walnuts-episodes-the-sopranos-ranked/

Audio tapes of questionable origin and editing sparked a controversial couple of weeks earlier this year, as Reed and the city brought legal action against a local activist that Reed claimed was attempting to extort money from the city.

Source: https://www.alreporter.com/2023/05/10/poll-shows-montgomery-mayor-steven-reed-with-commanding-lead/

Diddy claims Cassie is trying to extort him with rape lawsuit because he 'refused to pay her $30million' as.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12761679/blackpool-residents-universal-credit-benefits-compared-pandemic-hartlepool-kingston-wolverhampton-rise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Fisher is looking to leave Oakland because, after several years of trying, he ultimately couldn’t extort the amount of public money from the city of Oakland and the state of California he desired.

Source: https://thegrizzlygazette.com/business/oakland-no-longer-willing-to-play-the-stadium-extortion-game/

He also accused Cassie of trying to extort him for $30 million.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/cassie-reaches-settlement-in-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-against-diddy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cassie-reaches-settlement-in-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-against-diddy

He also disputes trying to extort money from her, but does note that she asked him to sign a nondisclsure agreement in return for providing him with $25,000 “to get back on my feet.”

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/critical-role-last-of-us-ashley-johnson-lawsuit-abuse-brian-foster/

Insomniac hacking incident is obviously awful, but I honestly don’t know what would be worse: it being done by rabid fans or just criminals looking to extort Sony.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/21/games-inbox-video-game-leaks-bad-gaming-20007425/

In this case ten other persons are still under investigation for their role in the terror conspiracy, which included plans to eliminate certain leaders, singers and businessmen to terrorise people, extort money from them and create a sensation.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/nia-chargesheets-12-alleged-members-of-khalistani-outfits/

It’s not uncommon for ransomware actors to publish stolen information as part of efforts to extort victims.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/11/australia-technologyone-cyberattack/

Pakistan’s aviation body chief has accused the customs and security officials of harassing passengers at the country’s airports to extort money.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/pakistan-aviation-body-chief-slams-airport-security-agencies-8647897/

Police will allege Vuong was kidnapped from his influencer girlfriend's Smithfield home six days earlier, and allegedly bound and tortured as his accused captors tried to extort her wealthy crypto trader relative for his safe return.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11935229/Sydney-Youngins-rapper-Leli-SK-Valeli-Tonga-arrested-alleged-Belmore-teeth-pliers-kidnapping.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The lawless area is controlled by local gangs who often extort and rob the migrants and regularly rape girls and women trying to cross.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12125923/Brazilian-narco-cop-living-Chicago-police-station-fleeing-corruption.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday they were able to track down the suspect, Sammeiso Lewis, after he tried to extort the victim using a phone of a man he met on a dating website.

Source: https://abc7.com/dogs-stolen-arrest-studio-city-pregnant-woman-robbed-los-angeles/12779773/

The reports stated that the officers set up the checkpoints purely to extort motorists.

Source: https://247ureports.com/2023/08/immigration-service-says-police-did-not-arrest-its-officers-for-extortion/

This type of “pay and exit” strategy is an effective way for criminals to extort victims if they can obtain the validator signing keys.

Source: https://theconversation.com/international-ransomware-gangs-are-evolving-their-techniques-the-next-generation-of-hackers-will-target-weaknesses-in-cryptocurrencies-211233

Those who deposited all of their cash or 90% have been left stranded as the cashless policy does not relate in the transportation system, market or some filling stations who extort their customers.

Source: https://bizwatchnigeria.ng/cbn-orders-banks-to-pay-new-notes-over-the-counter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cbn-orders-banks-to-pay-new-notes-over-the-counter

VANCOUVER - A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/recovery-scams-targeting-sextortion-victims-are-on-the-rise-experts-warn/article_5b7cdddf-a9a0-5b82-a78c-4b1b479bec7a.html

When Napoli Shkolnik began to uncover these misrepresentations, Ms. Palmore defamed the firm in an attempt to extort additional funds.”

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/02/attorney-sued-for-quiet-quitting-her-law-firm-job/