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Message: [QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2975343, member: 966"] There really is no sincere reason to tell Person A that you have the information if not for the expectation of an offer to purchase it/the silence. I do absolutely see a crime when the Nat Enquirer 'hunts' personal information about an individual, as in the Bezos case. They apparently followed him everywhere, based on a schedule provided by the brother, and paid off people toward invading Bezos' privacy. That, absolutely, has to be considered extortion, as that personal information isn't related to a crime and exposing it has no value to the community, nor does it protect anyone. This was "non-violent," but certainly criminal. [/QUOTE]