{"data":{"id":"us-gu/9-gca-52.40","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"9 GCA § 52.40","heading":"Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined \u0026 Punished.","body":"A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if, by any threat which would constitute a means of committing the offense of theft by extortion under this Code if such threat were employed to obtain property, he:\n(a) attempts to induce any person to refrain from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any offense or information relating to an offense; or\n(b) attempts to induce any person who has been or may be properly called as a witness in any official proceeding to give false testimony in, to withhold testimony or information from, or to fail to attend, any such proceeding.","path":["Title 9: Crimes and Corrections","Chapter 52: Perjury and Offense Against the Integrity of Official Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/9gc052.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:48:38Z","sha256":"9db80f8d306d5b533ee15938aad56d23ba3ab7443e9256952d9d9ae034c1b154","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/9-gca-52.30","next":"us-gu/9-gca-52.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}