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–439– -439§ 886. Attempt to commit extortion Whoever attempts, by means of a threat such as is specified by section 882 of this title, to: (1) extort money or other property from another person; or (2) obtain an official act of a public officer— shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500, or by imprisonment in jail not more than one year or in the penitentiary not more than two and one-half years, or Dy both such fine and imprisonment. § 887. Oppression Whoever, being a public officer, under color of authority and without lawful necessity, assaults, wrongs, oppresses, or beats a person, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 888. Blackmail Whoever, with intent to extort money or other property from another person, sends or delivers to a person a letter or other writing, whether subscribed or not, expressing or implying, or adapted to imply, a threat such as is specified by section 882 of this title, is punishable in the same manner as if the money or property were actually obtained by means of the threat. § 889. Threatening letters Whoever knowingly and willfully sends or delivers to a person a letter or writing, whether subscribed or not, threatening to accuse him or another person of a crime, or to expose or publish any of his failings or infirmities, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. CHAPTER 49—FALSE IMPRISONMENT Sec.

921. Punishment for false Imprisonment.

§ 921. Punishment for false imprisonment Whoever unlawfully violates the personal liberty of another person is guilty of false imprisonment, and shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than one year, or both. CHAPTER 51—FALSE PERSONATION Sec.

951. 952. 953. 954. 955. 956.

Personation of law enforcement officer. Impersonating an officer or employee of the United States. Impersonator making arrest, search, or seizure, or dispossessing a person. Personating another and incurring liability. Marrying under false personation. Receiving money or property in false character.

§ 951. Personation of law enforcement officer Whoever, not being a law enforcement officer, directly or indirectly represents himself as such an officer, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 952. Impersonating an officer or employee of the United States Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or a department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, documents, or thing of value, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years, or both.

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