Extortion and Blackmail

Extortion and blackmail are illegal practices often associated with organized crime. Extortion involves threatening someone to obtain money, property, or services, using intimidation or coercion. For example, a criminal may threaten violence if a payment is not made. Blackmail is a form of extortion where a person threatens to reveal damaging information about another unless a demand, typically for money, is met. Both practices are serious crimes that undermine personal safety and trust within communities, and they are prosecuted under organized crime laws to disrupt criminal networks.