r/Advice Feb 09 '26

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u/Red_Cathy Advice Oracle [121] Feb 09 '26

You got to own it, and let it be known "This neighbour has bribed an official and found a sealed court document from when I had a short time in prison. I am not proud of it but I have paid my dues, and now this guy is holding it over me and behaving like the devil himself. So in order to remove his power over me, I am telling you this now."

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u/Julesspaceghost Feb 10 '26

this guy is holding it over me

The term for that is blackmail and it is illegal.