By hook and crook, he manages to mulct $3,000,000 in hush money.
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A synonym, typically used in civil law actions, is mulct.
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Obeying the laws of supply and demand, girls from Harlem, Queens and states halfway across the country have flocked in to mulct the ever-growing clientele.
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Fine: money extracted as a penalty
Victimize: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one; To impose such a fine; To swindle (someone) out of money