What Are The Elements Of Extortion ?
| Extortion has always been considered to be synonymous with blackmail. Usually extortion involves taking money, goods, services, property or getting desired behavior from a person due to threat of inflicting harm to him, his family, his business or his reputation. Extortion is a crime as the victim is forced into the situation through unlawful means.More... |
What Are Some Examples Of Extortion ?
Extortion is committed when a person gets money, goods, services or desired behavior from another person by threatening or inflicting to the person, his/her property or his/her reputation. Extortion is quite different from robbery and two should not be mistaken to be one and the same. In extortion, the victim gives his consent, albeit unlawfully. That is why extortion is also considered to be a crime and offense.
Extortion is a white collar crime because invariably it takes place in a business or professional setting. Public officials, business officials, police officers or government officials can be guilty of committing this crime when they request for money or property that is not legally owed to them. More...
What Is The Penalty For Extortion ?
Extortion is a criminal offense which involves getting money, good, services, property or desired behavior from a person by threatening to harm the person, his family, his friends, his reputation or his business. In extortion, the victim gives consent but since this consent is taken unlawfully, the entire act becomes a crime.
Usually extortion is viewed as a white collar crime because it is mostly committed in business or professional settings. However, public officials, government officers or law enforcement officials can be part of extortion whereby they demand for money or property that is not legally theirs. When public officials, law enforcement officials or government officials commit extortion, it is considered to be abuse of authority of office.More...
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