She's been accused of trying to 'make capital out of' the tragedy. [=of trying to use the tragedy to her advantage; of trying to benefit from the tragedy]
Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a 'capital' crime in some states.
Stock sales resulted in millions of dollars in 'capital gains' for the company.
(..) gets a lot of tickets or...? That's good. So who broke up with who? I broke up with her. She actually thought Sean Penn was the capital of Cambodia. When everybody knows that the capital of Cambodia is... It's not Sean Penn. I got a funny one. My last girlfriend, Tilly. (..)1996 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies Season: 2 Episode 18