The Schumacher family was subjected to vile blackmail based on stolen photos of the Red Baron that were sold for a high price.
They will indeed be judged. The German justice system has validated the referral to the courts of three individuals accused of having tried to extort 15 million euros from the Schumacher family as part of a heinous blackmail. At the origin of this attempted extortion, the taking of intimate photos of Michael Schumacher by a former security guard working for the family.
Although he has not worked for the Schumachers since March 2021, the latter has resold the said photos – which bear witness to
the true state of health of the former Red Baron since his terrible skiing accident in Méribel in 2013 – to a father and son determined to exploit the images to swindle the wife of
the former F1 driverCorinna, and her children.
Up to 15 years in prison
After having paid ” a five-figure sum “According to the German press, to acquire these stolen photos, the two men threatened to distribute them on the “dark web” without financial compensation from the family. A trap that fortunately backfired on them.
Pending their trial, the two receivers and blackmailers face a prison sentence of up to 15 years. The former security guard who committed this crime, who must answer for “ complicity in attempted blackmail ” And ” invasion of privacy ” also risks prison according to the Wuppertal public prosecutor’s office.
