Extortion

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Obtaining money or property by threat to a victim’s property or loved ones, intimidation, or false claim of a right (such as pretending to be an irs agent). it is a felony in all states, except that a direct threat to harm the victim is usually treated as the crime of robbery. blackmail is a form of extortion in which the threat is to expose embarrassing, damaging information to family, friends or the public.

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