Based on these facts, Johansen is guilty of the offense of:

Jimmy Johansen is a “hit man” who has committed a series of contract killings at the behest of a local drug kingpin. Johansen has now been paid $50,000 to kill two police officers and has decided to subcontract one of the killings to Roger Reems, a man he recently met in a bar frequented by gangsters. Johansen has given Reems $10,000 and the necessary information about the intended victim. It turns out, however, that Reems is a police informant who immediately goes to police, turns over the money and informs them of the plan.

a. attempted murder
b. extortion
c. solicitation
d. bribery


Answer: C

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