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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-1. Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer
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Every officer appointed by the state or by any city or town in the state, whose fees are stated by law, who shall corruptly exact or extort any more or greater fees for any service than are stated and allowed by law, or who shall corruptly levy, demand, receive, or take, under co…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-1.1. Extortion by public official
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Any person, being an elected or appointed official or employee of the state, or of any political subdivision of the state, or of any city or town of the state, or representing himself or herself to be, or assuming to act as an official or employee, who, under color or pretense of…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-1.2. Kickbacks from public works projects
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Any person who by force, intimidation, or threat of procuring dismissal from employment, or loss of loan or grant from the state or political subdivision thereof or city or town, induces any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of any public building, public…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-2. Extortion and blackmail
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Whoever, verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of a crime or offense or by a verbal or written communication maliciously threatens any injury to the person, reputation, property, or financial condition of another, or threatens …