Tampa Criminal Attorneys Defend Against Blackmailers and Extortionists
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A Tampa criminal defense lawyer says that blackmail and extortion are criminal offenses and if you educate the extortionist or blackmailer that what they are doing is a crime, then an individual can handle this type of situation without getting involved in criminal prosecution – there are simply no winners in a criminal prosecution.
Many lawyers agree that if you frame your opponent as a criminal before he/she has an opportunity to defend themselves, it can be a wise calculated risk. You will be giving your rival a bigger problem than you have. If they are now running from the law, it contaminates the entire story line going forward. It becomes the story about crime and not a story about depravity.
Tampa criminal attorneys concur that an even trickier strategy would be if the extortion was made by a lawyer, it might be better to go to the authorities straightaway rather than waste time convincing someone who already knows the law that he/she is committing a criminal act.
Because there are so many cases that are never made public, unlike the recent David Letterman extortion scandal, it is unclear if cases of celebrity blackmail are decreasing or increasing at the present time. In recent years cases involving John Travolta, Bill Cosby and Cameron Diaz have been made public and with largely no consequences to the extortionists.
Tampa DUI lawyers also see their share of blackmailers when celebrities are involved and people are looking to make a quick buck off someone else’s pain and suffering.
Because of the Internet and the blogosphere, everything is geometrically magnified then it was a mere five years or so ago. But celebrity blackmail is nothing new; it possibly dates back as far as the 18th century when the theory of celebrity, beyond royalty and public office, first materialize.
Blackmailers and extortionists employ several different tactics and prey on a person’s weakness or the fact that they may feel guilty inside about an indiscretion they thought no one would ever discover.
Public figures and celebrities are more prone to being blackmailed then regular every day individuals because they have access to more money to pay extortionists and they have more to lose in terms of their career and reputation than most ordinary people.
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