Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Is it blackmailing if a person is threating to expose you to your family and friend if you don't pay them a certain amount of money?


Asked on 9/30/12, 2:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Very possibly. Depends on what the exposure is of. If it is information that is otherwise publicly available, probably not. If it is private information, then possibly yes. If you don't want to put the kind of information down in writing in this kind of forum, it's time to share it confidentially with an attorney.

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Answered on 10/01/12, 11:39 am


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