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In United States federal law, extortion can be committed with or without the use of force and with or without the use of a weapon. Violation of many state extortion statutes constitutes "racketeering activity" under Section 1961 of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 USC
Ocasio v. United States, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified whether the Hobbs Act's definition of conspiracy to commit extortion only includes attempts to acquire property from someone who is not a member of the conspiracy. [1]
The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is a United States federal law that enables US authorities to prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from a US citizen, US company, or within a US jurisdiction.
Extortion is the act of threatening someone or using force against that person in order to obtain something.
United States v. Taylor , No. 20-1459 , 596 U.S. ___ (2022) The Hobbs Act , codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1951 , is a United States federal law enacted in 1946 that prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion that affects interstate or foreign commerce, as well as conspiracies to do so. [ 1 ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials on Tuesday seized digital extortion websites associated with the notorious "Blackcat" ransomware gang, sparking a threat from the hackers to escalate their ...
Four former law enforcement and military officers are accused of conducting a sham raid on a California businessman’s home in 2019 and forcing him to sign away rights to his business worth tens ...
United States (1991). The Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [ 1 ] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [ 2 ] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [ 3 ] the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970), [ 4 ] and the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666 ...