4 DENY ATTEMPT TO EXTORT AREA MAN.Byline: Daily News Four men accused of trying to strong-arm a Valencia business owner into paying for a defective defective adj. not being capable of fulfilling its function, ranging from a deed of land to a piece of equipment. (See: defect, defective title) shipment pleaded not guilty Monday to extortion extortion, in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting fees in excess of those allowed to him by statute or arresting a person and, with charges, Newhall Municipal Court officials said. Henry Cheng, William Troung, Nguyen Vinh Ha and Fuen Wang (Wang Laboratories, Inc., Lowell, MA) A computer services and network integration company. Wang was one of the major early contributors to the computing industry from its founder's invention that made core memory possible, to leadership in desktop calculators and word processors. were arraigned on extortion and related conspiracy charges in a case involving a delivery of defective strollers from China, said Deputy District Attorney Sue Lasicka. The four remained jailed Monday in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $105,000 bail each. ``The bottom line is that the victim had purchased baby strollers from a company in China,'' Lasicka said. ``He found they were defective; they couldn't be sold. He didn't want to pay for it.'' The four were arrested Thursday at the Valencia Industrial Center business after a sting by a special extortion unit from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , Lasicka said. The unidentified local businessman offered the dealer $50,000 in a compromise, and the suspects were arrested when they showed up to collect the money, she said. ``What would have been a civil dispute became criminal when the Chinese company sent men to strong-arm the businessman,'' Lasicka said. ``They basically threatened to harm the victim or his family if he didn't pay.'' |
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