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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The sword-wielding writer is in town for less than 24 hours and the shake-downs begin immediately.

    A Writer's Damaged Sword Arm in New Orleans 2008

  • 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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