                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                    CHAPTER 41--EXTORTION AND THREATS
 
Sec. 873. Blackmail

    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not 
informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, 
demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based upon title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 250 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 145, 35 Stat. 1114).
    Only minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $2,000''.
