Blackmail is a situation in which you agree not to share some piece of information in exchange for money or cooperation. If you have a crime to report and go straight to the police with it, you will not be blackmailing anybody. If you are being blackmailed into withholding evidence of a crime, you can't prevent it from being blackmail. You either have to cooperate or report the crime and ask the police to protect you.
Yes, it can be considered blackmail to threaten to report a crime if the threat is made with the intention of obtaining something of value in return. Blackmail is the act of making threats to coerce someone into doing something against their will.
Yes it is.
Crime Photographer - 1951 Blackmail - 2.35 was released on: USA: 22 May 1952
Crime Photographer - 1951 Blackmail 2-35 was released on: USA: 22 May 1952
Blackmail is a crime.....if it is indeed blackmail you can have a chat with the police and they'll help you stop it.
Private individuals do not make or press criminal charges. Report the crime to the police. The police and the prosecuting attorneys will determine whether or not to file criminal charges.
Blackmail falls under the crime of extortion in the Philippines. The court system varies on what they consider to be blackmail and the punishment varies depending on the severity of the case.
In Texas, failing to report a crime can result in being charged with a misdemeanor offense. This means that individuals who do not report a crime they are aware of could face legal consequences and potential penalties.
Blackmail or Extortion
In some places, it is a crime to not report a crime if you have knowledge of it and fail to report it. This is known as "failure to report a crime" or "misprision of a felony." It is important to check the laws in your specific location to understand the requirements.
Blackmail: The crime involving threat or purpose of compelling a person to do an act against his or her will, or purpose for taking the person's money or property. By Shanaia Munroe
Its a form of extortion which is a crime, months back someone tried to blackmail David Letterman. Instead of paying Letterman went public and to the police and the guy went to jail for his scheme.