Woman Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Billion Blackmail Plot Targeting Milwaukee Bucks Owner Wes Edens
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Woman pleads guilty in $1.2 billion plot targeting Wes Edens, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and Aston Villa, and co-founder of Fortress Investment
Court documents allege she hid a phone in sanitary pads, and describe a LinkedIn message and two other men she allegedly defrauded.
Woman Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Billion Blackmail Plot Targeting Milwaukee Bucks Owner Wes Edens
A former lover of Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens has pleaded guilty to attempting to extort $1.2 billion from him in a blackmail scheme. 46-year-old Chinese entrepreneur Changli “Sophia” Luo entered a guilty plea to wire fraud in federal court in Manhattan this week. In addition to blackmailing Wes Edens, Luo was also accused by […]
Woman pleads guilty in $1.2 billion plot targeting Bucks co-owner and Fortress co-founder Wes Edens
A woman who prosecutors say used LinkedIn to find wealthy men pleaded guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to fraud tied to a plot to extort more than $1.2 billion from three victims, one of whom is reportedly Fortress Investment Group co-founder Wes Edens. “I deeply regret engaging in this…
On Tuesday, Chinese-born entrepreneur Changli "Sophia" Luo pleaded guilty to wire fraud at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. She admitted to lying to the billionaire, claiming she had recorded indecent acts between the two in her home. The 46-year-old Luo told the judge that she used the alleged "recording" as a threat to extort money from the billionaire (referred to in court documents as "Victim 1").
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