179. Robbery: video 1 of 2 http://www.shouselaw.com/robbery.html
180. Robbery: video 1 of 2 http://www.shouselaw.com/robbery.html CA Penal Code 211: …taking... property in the possession of another …by means of force or fear .
181. Robbery: video 2 of 2 http://www.shouselaw.com/robbery.html
182. Robbery: video 2 of 2 http://www.shouselaw.com/robbery.html Robbery is a “strike” under California’s 3 strikes law (Third strike gets you 25 years to life in prison.)
233. Bribery effort to corruptly influence, by way of money or gift, a public official in the course of that official's work.
234. Bribery Example You give your county supervisor $25,000 to speak for 5 minutes at your investor club’s breakfast meeting. The meeting is really just two guys at the IHOP. He later votes to approve your apartment building plans.
235. Bribery Example Your mafia family friends give the prosecutor’s wife $500,000. The prosecutor then drops all charges against you.
238. Extortion or “Blackmail” using force or threats to compel another to give you money or other property, or to compel a public officer to perform an official act
239. Extortion Nice new restaurant you have here. It’d be a shame if it caught on fire. If you pay me $100 a week, I can make sure that doesn’t happen.
240. Extortion I have photos of you that you don’t want everyone to see. If you pay me $100,000 I won’t send them to the National Enquirer.
241. Extortion A friend of mine is scheduled to testify against you in court. If you pay me $107,000 I will have my friend lie for you at your trial. Alfred Nash Villalobos (Lake Tahoe) http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/01/3878114/villalobos-son-convicted-on-extortion.html
242. Extortion If you give me $3,000 I’ll help get a law through the State Senate that will help your shrimp company. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-03/news/mn-1029_1_corruption-charges CA State Senator Joseph B. Montoya