The crime of extortion refers to the act of extorting public or private property by threatening or coercing the victim for the purpose of illegal possession.
Article 274 of the criminal law? Whoever extorts or extorts public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.
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According to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Extortion:
Article 1 Whoever extorts or extorts public or private property in an amount of more than 2,000 yuan but less than 5,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan, and more than 300,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as "a large amount", "a huge amount" and "a particularly huge amount" as stipulated in Article 274 of the Criminal Law respectively.
The higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, according to the local economic development and social security, jointly study and determine the specific amount standards implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.
Article 2 Under any of the following circumstances, the standard of "large amount" may be determined according to 50% of the standard stipulated in Article 1 of this Interpretation:
(1) Having received criminal punishment for extortion;
(2) Having received administrative punishment for extortion within one year;
(three) blackmail minors, disabled people, the elderly or people who have lost the ability to work;
(4) Threatening to extort money by committing crimes that endanger public security, such as arson and explosion, or crimes that seriously violate citizens' personal rights, such as intentional homicide and kidnapping;
(five) extortion in the name of evil forces;
(6) extorting money by using or pretending to be a staff member of a state organ, a soldier, a reporter and other special identities;
(7) Causing other serious consequences.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia: Crime of extortion