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.
(..) The motion under discussion relates to Corleone Group's proposal to acquire newly-issued Class A voting shares. ... Corleone capital invested directly into international immobiliare, an old and respected European company. Mr. Corleone has an ambitious programme to expand this real estate company (..)1990 The Godfather Part III