 Following the recess, Tonkovich said he believed WVCC paid him the money to gain influence over him and that he was guilty of extortion.Copenhaver delayed accepting Tonkovich's plea for several minutes Thursday, saying he was not convinced the former lawmaker was guilty of the extortion charge.The Marshall County Democrat signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he admitted extorting $5,000 from WVVC Inc. in February 1986.