Blackmail in United States
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The use of any letter or writing threatening to injure another’s person, property, or reputation for purposes of extortion (in U.S. law). The crime of blackmail is established merely by showing the act and the intent; it is not necessary for the writing actually to produce fear on the part of the victim.
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See Also
Threats.
Bribery
APOSTASY
Further Reading (Articles)
Group norms, gossip, and blackmail. (Symposium: Law, Economics, & Norms), University of Pennsylvania Law Review; May 1, 1996; McAdams, Richard H.
The gray case for legal blackmail, Jerusalem Post; August 27, 2006; ASHER MEIR
Sexual Blackmail: A Modern History.(Book Review), The Historian; September 22, 2004; Kaminski, Theresa
Sexual Blackmail: A Modern History.(Book Reviews)(Book Review), Journal of the History of Sexuality; July 1, 2003; Groneman, Carol
The Crime of Blackmail: A Libertarian Critique, Criminal Justice Ethics; June 22, 1999; Block, Walter
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You, Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy; January 1, 1997; Newman, Cory F. Phd
Blackmail against women on the rise in Saudi., Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia); February 7, 2009
Electronic blackmail against women on rise in Saudi., Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia); February 7, 2009
The Politics of Blackmail, Cihan News Agency (CNA); February 13, 2014
‘VICTIM’ OF KIDNAP IN BLACKMAIL BID ON DAD; 2 Jailed over Bizarre Plan, The Mirror (London, England); September 28, 2000; Servini, Nick
The Clinton Team and Blackmail, Insight on the News; June 19, 2000; Waller, J. Michael
Blackmail Accused Say They Weren’t Involved, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); July 17, 2009
Whitewash of Blackmail; Best of Both Worlds (BBC1); the Dave Gorman Collection (BBC2), Daily Mail (London); March 5, 2001; Paterson, Peter
Blackmail as a Career Choice: A Liberal Assessment, Criminal Justice Ethics; June 22, 1999; Kipnis, Kenneth
Police Officer in Blackmail Plots Jailed for Two Years; Firearms Expert Used Fake Gun to Scare Victims into Paying Pounds 40,000, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); August 22, 2009; Llewellyn, Gareth
Son behind blackmail of father, trial told, The Herald; September 28, 2000
BBC Man ‘Tried to Blackmail Key Witness in Model Agency Libel Case’; Judge Threatens TV Chiefs over MacIntyre Undercover Show, The Mail on Sunday (London, England); June 10, 2001; Lewis, Jason
Moral Dilemmas of Modern War: Torture, Assassination, and Blackmail in an Age of Asymmetric Conflict.(Book review), Parameters; September 22, 2010; Perry, David L.
Husband found guilty of group sex blackmail plot, The Scotsman; August 26, 2000; Mark Wilkinson
It’s Blackmail; Vita Cortex Boss Attacks Sit-In – and Says Workers Were Never Promised Their Modest Redundancy, Daily Mail (London); February 21, 2012
Blackmail in State Statute Topics
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Further Reading
- Information about Blackmail in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.