Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Extortion Letter??

I was recently a witness in a law

case involving someone in my

town who was in an

harrassment case. This was their

second offense and they struck a

plea bargain for stalking a woman.

I received a letter supposedly from the

lawyer of the stalker who

said that '' this letter is for

settlement purposes only,

and nothing shall be admissable

in court'' seemingly asking me

for money without mentioning

money. It did not seem like

professional lawyer wording,

with one page legal paper the

other plain paper and was typed

on a typewriter. I believe the

letter is a fraud and the

''stalker'' is trying to extort money

from me by pretending to be his

own lawyer without going to trial

--but did mention the client

(the stalker) is inclined to issue

a lawsuit -- on the basis that

on an internet chat forum certain

remarks were taken as his (the

stalker) during his trial, but never

proven to be such, just heresay.

Should i show the police and

my lawyer the letter -- it just

looks mighty odd, and I view

this letter as a form of

harrassment in its own way.

I believe that this stalker

and his lawyer are committing

extortion by asking for

settlement and nothing

in letter admissable in court.

correct?

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