What Is Racketeering?

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5. Kidnapping

Most of us would do anything that we can to help somebody we love, and criminals will sometimes take full advantage of this to their profit. If criminals are able to kidnap somebody then they may be able to demand a ransom for their release. The ransom demand might sometimes be made directly to the person they kidnapped.

People in a position of authority are also sometimes targeted. In addition to being kidnapped for money, people might also be kidnapped to give the kidnappers political bargaining power. Many nations have a policy of not meeting the demands of terrorists who have kidnapped their citizens to help prevent them from becoming targets.

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