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14 V.I.C. § 701 Extortion defined; penalty
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Extortion is the obtaining of property from another person, with his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years.
14 V.I.C. § 702 Obtaining signature by threats
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Whoever, by extortionate means, obtains from another his signature to any paper or instrument, which signature if freely given, would have transferred any property, or created debt, demand, charge, or right of action, shall be punished in the same manner as if the actual delivery…
14 V.I.C. § 703 Oppression
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(1) Whoever, being a public officer, or person pretending to be a public officer, and under the pretense or color of any process or other legal authority—(1) arrests any person or detains him against his will;(2) seizes or levies upon any property;(3) dispossesses any one of any …
14 V.I.C. § 704 Blackmail
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Whoever, with intent to extort any money or other property from another, sends or delivers to any person any letter or other writing, whether subscribed or not, expressing or implying, or adapted to imply any threat, shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years.
