{"id":14325,"date":"2016-07-27T10:59:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/?page_id=14325"},"modified":"2023-08-03T12:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:09:34","slug":"is-blackmail-illegal-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/blog\/is-blackmail-illegal-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Blackmail Illegal in Arizona?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Extortion, blackmail, bribery: these are all terms for white collar crimes, which the state of Arizona takes very seriously. Depending on the situation of the crime, a person can face up to three years along with penalties if convicted.<\/p>\n

Committing Blackmail or Theft by Extortion<\/h2>\n

Blackmail and extortion are interchangeable terms for the same crime. According to\u00a0A.R.S 13-1804<\/a>, a person can be charged with extortion by knowingly obtaining or seeking to obtain property or services by a threat to do in the future any of the following:<\/p>\n