According to the indictment, the operators tried to elicit money/property from authors/publishers. I didn't bother looking up the referenced emails to see what

According to the indictment, the operators tried to elicit money/property from authors/publishers. I didn't bother looking up the referenced emails to see what was actually said. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/file/1553496/dl https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/file/1553496/dl