Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 25

Attempted extortion; punishment

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Section 25. Whoever, verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of a crime or offence, or by a verbal or written or printed communication maliciously threatens an injury to the person or property of another, or any police officer or person having the powers of a police officer, or any officer, or employee of any licensing authority who verbally or by written or printed communication maliciously and unlawfully uses or threatens to use against another the power or authority vested in him, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel any person to do any act against his will, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years, or in the house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 54 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1925–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Matchett

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Commonwealth v. Matchett (1982) mass · cites it 10× “[7] G.L.c. 265, § 25. The defendant claims a number of errors in the judge's instruction concerning the felony-murder doctrine.”

Commonwealth v. Hamilton (2011) mass · cites it 6× “7 This construction is consistent with the court’s interpretation of similar language in G. L. c. 265, § 25, a statute defining the crime of attempted extortion.”

Commonwealth v. Kerr (1991) mass · cites it 12× “On September 1, 1988, the defendant, formerly a police officer with the Malden police department, was found guilty of violating G.L.c. 265, § 25 (1988 ed.), when he "did, as a police officer, verbally, maliciously and unlawfully use or threaten to use against James J.”

Commonwealth v. Downey (1981) massappct · cites it 6× “Although the defendant raises five issues in his appeal from conviction of extortion under G. L. c. 265, § 25, the core of his defense is that extorting bribes to secure favorable action by six members of the city council of Lynn *755 did not threaten “an injury to the .”

Fiorillo ex rel. Fiorillo Family Revocable Trust v. Winiker (2015) mad · cites it 3× “§ 1951 and M.G.L. c. 265 § 25). See Pl.’s Second Am.”

Commonwealth v. Cohen (2010) mass “Cohen, an attorney and former Stoughton police sergeant, guilty of attempted extortion, G. L. c. 265, § 25; filing a false police report, G.”

Commonwealth v. Winter (1980) massappct · cites it 3× “” See G. L. c. 265, § 25. The answer to the defendant’s motions for particulars alleges as to both indictments that “[t]o the best of the Commonwealth’s knowledge this offense began on or about the first day of August, 1977, and continued through the thirtieth day of September,…”

Commonwealth v. Snow (1930) mass · cites it 3× “Downs shown by the evidence, and (2) because under G. L. c. 265, § 25, it is not a crime maliciously to threaten one person with injury to another with intent to extort money from the person threatened.”

Commonwealth v. Miller (1982) mass · cites it 2× “The defendant argues that neither of these threats brings his behavior within the extortion statute, G. L. c. 265, § 25, 6 and *526 that therefore the judge should have allowed his motion for a directed verdict on the extortion indictments.”

Hunt v. Weatherbee (1986) mad · cites it 3× “4 First, she alleges that the actions of Weatherbee and Bryant in coercing her to withdraw her criminal complaint against Freeman constitute extortion chargeable under Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 265, § 25, and obstruction of a criminal investigation indictable under 18 U.”

Commonwealth v. Chou (2001) mass “521, 525, 526 (1982) (threat to circulate photograph of semi-clad young woman and expose information about her sexual activities constituted “malicious threat” to injure young woman’s person under G. L. c. 265, § 25). Moreover, language properly may be understood and treated as…”

State Board of Retirement v. Bulger (2006) mass “268A, § 2 (corruption to influence official acts), and G. L. c. 265, § 25 (extortion in relation to police or licensing duties), are not applicable.”

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