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To: Bill who wrote (572810)	6/21/2010 1:37:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) of 1577594

Shaking down companies is not what our govt should be doing. Actually, its a not a shakedown. A shakedown is extortion which is illegal: "Extortion, outwresting, and/or exaction is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. The actual obtainment of money or property is not required to commit the offense. Making a threat of violence which refers to a requirement of a payment of money or property to halt future violence is sufficient to commit the offense. Exaction refers not only to extortion or the unlawful demanding and obtaining of something through force,[1] but additionally, in its formal definition, means the infliction of something such as pain and suffering or making somebody endure something unpleasant.[2]" en.wikipedia.org If a company doesn't cough up what they owe to an aggrieved party, the courts are the proper venue to resolve it. Not really. The courts have proven to be a bad avenue for getting claims filled when it comes to oil spills.

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