crime, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

blackmail - obtain through threats

fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price

bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

prise, pry - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"