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" ... In considering this argument, we point out that we do not have before us the problem of the deductibility of expenditures paid in the defense of business reputation. We are here dealing with payments asserted to have been made to an extortioner demanding and accepting them without color of right. We know of no authority which warrants such an allowance, and we do not think it possible that Congress intended to permit a deduction as an ordinary and necessary expense of business under the circumstances confronting us. It is our view that such an allowance would be contrary to public policy. ... "