blackmail
Example Sentences
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The process is designed to make sure those being vetted are unlikely to abuse their access to secret material, or be subject to blackmail or bribery.
From BBC
The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.
From MarketWatch
The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.
From MarketWatch
Police records seen by the BBC also showed that although police had identified some suspects, the group were treated as "individuals requiring safeguarding" rather than as potential offenders involved in extortion or blackmail.
From BBC
WASHINGTON—A former Federal Reserve official was found not guilty Tuesday of conspiring to share confidential central-bank information with Chinese intelligence officers, capping a case that featured spycraft, online seduction and a blackmail scam.
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