Category Archives: Extortion

Threatening to Share Intimate Images Is a Felony in Michigan — Even If You Never Follow Through Michigan law imposes serious consequences on anyone who threatens to release private images and gives victims tools to protect themselves. Two Michigan statutes — MCL 750.213b and MCL 750.145e — along with Michigan’s general extortion law (MCL 750.213) […]

As of April 2, 2025, Michigan’s Penal Code will include new provisions that specifically address the crimes of sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion. These changes, brought about by Public Act 261 of 2024, are intended to strengthen the state’s legal framework around sexual exploitation and provide more severe penalties for offenders. As a Michigan […]

Stripper and Family Accused of Blackmail As Oscar Wilde claimed, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.” And that was certainly the case here, where a recent series of events sounded suspiciously like a portion of the story line in the first episode of Fox Network’s Backstrom “Dragon Slayer”, in which a stripper […]

Court Of Appeals Affirms Extortion Conviction and Other Offenses In People v. Harris, the defendant was convicted of extortion and other offenses. The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions, and the Michigan Supreme Court granted leave to appeal. The case originated in Saginaw County Circuit Court. This opinion was released on April 3, 2014. On […]