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.
(..) You don't have it? And yet you have the audacity to ask the bank for money? Apparently. Do you have any idea of the capital that this bank has invested in you, Gru? With far too few of your sinister plots actually turning a profit. How can I put it? Let's say this apple is you. (..)2010 Despicable Me