This fallen brāhmaṇa, Ajāmila, gave trouble to others by arresting them, by cheating them in gambling or by directly plundering them. This was the way he earned his livelihood and maintained his wife and children.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
बन्द्यक्षकैतवैश्चौर्यैर्गर्हितां वृत्तिमास्थितः । बिभ्रत्कुटुम्बमशुचिर्यातयामास देहिनः
bandyakṣakaitavaiścauryairgarhitāṃ vṛttimāsthitaḥ | bibhratkuṭumbamaśuciryātayāmāsa dehinaḥ
SB 6.1.22