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They can go pretty far with it. I've seen attorneys actually say "if you don't pay us, we will file a lawsuit detailing all of your illegal actions, and that w
by downandout 9y ago
They can go pretty far with it. I've seen attorneys actually say "if you don't pay us, we will file a lawsuit detailing all of your illegal actions, and that will be a matter of public record that may open you up to other kinds of actions by various agencies". In that instance, the person being threatened filed a police report for extortion against the attorney involved, and...it went nowhere. So they can get their point across and the law seems to be OK with it.
- bb88 9y agoThis might be just a case where the law hasn't caught up with what the lawyers are doing. Extortion is "Pay me ${X} or I do ${Y}". "Pay me $10,000 or I release these naughty images of you on the internet." is extortion. "Pay me $1,000, or I will foreclose on your property" is not, because likely you signed a contract agreeing to such a scenario. Now "Pay me $500, or I'll file a police report..." is extortion (at least according to here: https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/violent_crimes/extortion.htm https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/violent_cri... ) Even though you may have broken the law, the extortion of money to prevent the police report is still illegal.