Translated version

Racketeering

Criminal activity prevalent in the 1990s – the coercive collection of money from businessmen for "protection."

Original version

Reketas

Dešimtajame dešimtmetyje paplitusi nusikalstama veikla – prievartinis pinigų rinkimas iš verslininkų už „apsaugą“.

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