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Further, after the trooper pled guilty to the shake-downs, his defense lawyer negotiated a deal on a number of DWB complaints that had been lodged against he and other state troopers.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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Further, after the trooper pled guilty to the shake-downs, his defense lawyer negotiated a deal on a number of DWB complaints that had been lodged against he and other state troopers.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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The demands of those who cling to the notion that millionaires and billionaires constitute the sole source of job creation in this economy and the disproven theoretical construct of trickle-down economics amount to little more than criminal shake-downs and extortion and will do little to further either growth or competitiveness, two rather important private sector business precepts.
Lance Simmens: Mr. President, It's Up to You Lance Simmens 2010
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The demands of those who cling to the notion that millionaires and billionaires constitute the sole source of job creation in this economy and the disproven theoretical construct of trickle-down economics amount to little more than criminal shake-downs and extortion and will do little to further either growth or competitiveness, two rather important private sector business precepts.
Lance Simmens: Mr. President, It's Up to You Lance Simmens 2010
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Further, after the trooper pled guilty to the shake-downs, his defense lawyer negotiated a deal on a number of DWB complaints that had been lodged against he and other state troopers.
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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A midlevel gangster in the Federal Witness Protection Program, Hill remembered everything about his decades-long career, from the daily shake-downs to the spectacular $5 million Lufthansa robbery at Kennedy Airport in New York in 1978, the largest cash heist in U.S. history.
Five Best 2009
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Although relatively young, Carver and Herc are old-school police who believe in coercive techniques, random shake-downs and intimidation, and have little patience for long, tedious investigations.
The Wire on the BBC: An Introduction Adam Whitehead 2009
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Although relatively young, Carver and Herc are old-school police who believe in coercive techniques, random shake-downs and intimidation, and have little patience for long, tedious investigations.
Archive 2009-03-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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The sword-wielding writer is in town for less than 24 hours and the shake-downs begin immediately.
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One of the shake-downs of his poor campaign is the current lack of funds.
McCain Criticizes Obama’s Half-Hour Commercial - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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