Blackmail in Oklahoma is often misunderstood, but anyone who is convicted can face serious penalties and fines.
If you or someone you know has been charged with blackmail in Oklahoma, contact an experienced Okmulgee criminal defense attorney today.
About Blackmail in Oklahoma
A number of actions can constitute blackmail in Oklahoma.
However, blackmail in Oklahoma is generally defined as an action intended to induce another into a particular action.
The following can lead to a blackmail charge:
1. Accusing or threatening to accuse any person of a crime or conduct which would tend to degrade and disgrace the person accused;
2. Exposing or threatening to expose any fact, report, or information concerning any person which would in any way subject such person to the ridicule or contempt of society; or
3. Threatening to report a person as being illegally present in the United States, and is coupled with the threat that such accusation or exposure will be communicated to a third person or persons unless the person threatened or some other person pays or delivers to the accuser or some other person some thing of value or does some act against his or her will.
A finding that a defendant is guilty of blackmail in Oklahoma will result in a felony conviction, up to five years in prison, and up to $10,000 in fines. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 1488.
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