[Am-info] Re: Hmmm...

[Mitch Stone]

As provided by T. Guilbert, who is unable to post to this list. Thanks.

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Sec. 875. Interstate communications 

    (a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any 
communication containing any demand or request for a ransom or reward for 
the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. 

    (b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, 
association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits 
in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat 
to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or 
both. 

    (c) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any 
communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to 
injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than five years, or both. 

    (d) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, 
association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits 
in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat 
to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or 
the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee 
or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than two years, or both. 

Sec. 876. Mailing threatening communications 

Whoever knowingly deposits in any post office or authorized depository 
for mail matter, to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service or 
knowingly causes to be delivered by the Postal Service according to the 
direction thereon, any communication, with or without a name or 
designating mark subscribed thereto, addressed to any other person, and 
containing any demand or request for ransom or reward for the release of 
any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than twenty years, or both. 

Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any money or other thing 
of value, so deposits, or causes to be delivered, as aforesaid, any 
communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to 
injure the person of the addressee or of another, shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. 

Whoever knowingly so deposits or causes to be delivered as aforesaid, any 
communication with or without a name or designating mark subscribed 
thereto, addressed to any other person and containing any threat to 
kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of the addressee or 
of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
five years, or both.  Whoever, with intent to extort from any person any 
money or other thing of value, knowingly so deposits or causes to be 
delivered, as aforesaid, any communication, with or without a name or 
designating mark subscribed thereto, addressed to any other person and 
containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the 
addressee or of another, or the reputation of a deceased person, or any 
threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. 

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 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com