Questions: What constitutes the crime of extortion? - Offering money, property, or something of value to a public official in order to influence the official's decisions or actions. - The intentional falsification of a document or making a false document with the intent to defraud another of money or property. - Obtaining money or the property of another by making threats of bodily harm, accusations of a criminal offense, or exposing any secret tending to impair a person's reputation or business. - To defraud a financial institution or to obtain by false pretenses funds under the control or custody of a financial institution.

The answer is: Obtaining money or the property of another by making threats of bodily harm, accusations of a criminal offense, or exposing any secret tending to impair a person's reputation or business.

Explanation for each option:

1. Offering money, property, or something of value to a public official in order to influence the official's decisions or actions.

   • This describes the crime of bribery, not extortion. Bribery involves offering something of value to influence the actions of a public official.

2. The intentional falsification of a document or making a false document with the intent to defraud another of money or property.

   • This describes the crime of forgery. Forgery involves creating or altering a document with the intent to deceive and defraud.

3. Obtaining money or the property of another by making threats of bodily harm, accusations of a criminal offense, or exposing any secret tending to impair a person's reputation or business.

   • This is the correct definition of extortion. Extortion involves obtaining something of value through coercion, typically by threatening harm or revealing damaging information.

4. To defraud a financial institution or to obtain by false pretenses funds under the control or custody of a financial institution.

   • This describes bank fraud. Bank fraud involves using deceit to obtain money or assets from a financial institution.

In summary, extortion is specifically about obtaining money or property through threats or coercion, which is accurately described by the third option.