blackmail

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J. Edgar Hoover, who led the FBI for 48 years, had established a personal fiefdom devoted to consolidating power and pursuing his own personal obsessions, sometimes with blackmail and coercion.

From Salon

Nor does any glaring evidence point to the theorized blackmail of his rich alleged co-conspirators and clients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shambaugh said in an interview that his experience shows the risk that rogue AIs could threaten or blackmail people is no longer theoretical.

From The Wall Street Journal

Magyar accused Fidesz of trying to blackmail him and made three allegations of unlawful conduct in a statement on Friday.

From BBC

Model and system behaviors included deception, blackmail and scheming, especially when asked to shut itself down.

From The Wall Street Journal