His act reminded us of that of an extortionist.

他的行为使我们联想起勒索者.

Police in Germany are hunting an extortionist who threatened to plant poisoned foodstuffs in supermarkets unless retailers paid out millions of dollars.

德国警方正在追捕一名勒索钱财者，他威胁将有毒食品放进各大超市里，除非零售商愿意支付数百万美元。