(7 quotes found)
“I don't know that this was a Nigerian scam, ... This is a mutating form of extortion that has been going on since the 1970s. It used to be conducted through letters, but now with the Web, it's getting more sophisticated.”
Bruce McKay
“It was clear early on that these individuals were involved in a large operation involving gambling, loan-sharking, extortion and drug trafficking.”
Captain David Vice
“Extortion is a strong word, and I resent that.”
John Dingfelder
“These lawsuits are nothing but legalized extortion.”
Lamar Smith
“A coward will follow another man, but a man will stand in his own shoes.”
Victor Wernet
“So did it ever occur to you that insurance companies have bribed and lobbied into law, the entire population of the United States as a mandatory customer base?”
str8NUout
“We saw the extortion racket take off first, but now it is a mixture. You are seeing extortion; you are seeing competitive-advantage attacks; and you are seeing censoring attacks.”
Barrett Lyon
