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18 U.S.C. § 873: Blackmail __
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.
18 U.S.C. § 874: Kickbacks from public works employees _____
employees
Whoever, by force, intimidation, or threat of procuring dismissal from
employment, or by any other manner whatsoever induces any person employed
in the construction, prosecution, completion or repair of any public building,
public work, or building or work financed in whole or in part by loans or grants
from the United States, to give up any part of the compensation to which he is
entitled under his contract of employment, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
18 U.S.C. § 875: Interstate communications __
(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication
containing any demand or request for a ransom or reward for the release of any
kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
twenty years, or both.
(b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or
corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign
commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any
threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(c) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication
containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of
another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both.