President Barack Obama: Extortion

Profile picture of MrFirebird
MrFirebird
@MrFirebird
14 Years10,000+ Posts

Comments: 13 · Posts: 10188 · Topics: 699
width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bCV1RDY63Mo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Extortion (also called shakedown, outwrestling, and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups.

In the United States, extortion may also be committed as a federal crime across a computer system, phone, by mail or in using any instrument of interstate commerce. Extortion requires that the individual sent the message willingly and knowingly as elements of the crime. The message only has to be sent (but does not have to reach the intended recipient) to commit the crime of extortion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion<BR>

Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed $ 1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/872