New Jersey Extortion Defense Attorneys

Theft by extortion is a serious crime in The State of New Jersey. When extortion charges occur you need a skilled New Jersey criminal defense firm staffed with experienced New Jersey criminal extortion lawyers to protect your rights. If The Federal Government is involved the prosecution, charges of violating The Hobbs Act can be filed and in some instances violations of The RICO Act as well. These are very serious charges, if you are facing charges stemming from alleged acts of extortion contact The Blanch Law Firm today.

What is Extortion?

In New Jersey charges of extortion can arise when, In order to commit and act of theft, a person:

• Threatens to inflict bodily injury on anyone.
• Accuses someone of an offense or cause charges of one to be filed against someone.
• Expose or publicize a secret or fact whether or not it is true.
• Take or withhold actions as an official, or cause an official to do such actions.
• Bring about a strike, boycott, or other collective actions.
• Testify, provide information, or withhold information and/or information in regards to a legal claim.
• Inflict any other harm which would not substantially benefit the actor, but could materially harm another person.

Penalties

No matter what the value may be of the items which were obtained through extortion, the act is automatically a level two offense in The State of New Jersey. In New Jersey a conviction for a level two offense is a sentence between 5 and 10 years in jail as well as a fine of not more than $150,000. If you are facing New Jersey extortion charges, contact the criminal defense attorneys at The Blanch Law Firm today and begin the fight to restore your rights.