Hobbs Act (US)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo affecting commerce by robbery or extortion
interference with commerce
obstruction of commerce
gptkbp:codifiedIn 18 U.S.C. § 1951
gptkbp:criminalizes gptkb:crime
extortion
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1946
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hobbs Act (US)
gptkbp:namedAfter Sam Hobbs
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment up to 20 years
gptkbp:prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce
affecting commerce by robbery or extortion
obtaining property from another with consent induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear
gptkbp:relatedTo federal jurisdiction
commerce clause
gptkbp:usedIn federal prosecutions of labor racketeering
federal prosecutions of organized crime
federal prosecutions of public corruption
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Extortion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7