Threats of sham lawsuit against well-known singer constitute a crime, 9th Circuit says
Threats of sham lawsuit against well-known singer constitute a crime, 9th Circuit says Image from Shutterstock.com. Threats of baseless litigation can amount to extortion under the Hobbs Act, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco ruled Tuesday. In its opinion, the appeals court affirmed the conviction of Benjamin Koziol, who threatened to sue singer Andy Grammer over allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and assault and battery if the well-known entertainer did not settle with him for $1 million. Koziol had argued that the threat of litigation, even when “friv...
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