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Cornell LII: 18 U.S.C. 873 (Blackmail)

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The official text of 18 U.S.C. 873, the United States federal blackmail statute, published by Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.

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Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
URL
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/873
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Organization Page
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
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Cornell LII: 18 U.S.C. 873 (Blackmail)
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
  • Full statute text
    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  • Self-identification, page type
    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  • Self-identification, publisher tier
    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  • Page address
    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  • Publisher identification
    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)

This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Offenses, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

Well-attested

6

Offenses

Blackmail

Sources

Cornell LII: 18 U.S.C. 873 (Blackmail)

General References

1

Offenses

Blackmail
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