Nightclub bouncer jailed over plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher
Racing star’s former bodyguard passed sensitive data to Yilmaz Tozturkan and his son, German court heard
A nightclub bouncer who was part of a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for £12m has been jailed after being convicted of conspiring with two other men to obtain private footage of the motor racing legend.
Yilmaz Tozturkan, 53, was sentenced to three years in prison, while his son, Daniel Lins, 30, an IT expert, was given a six-month suspended sentence.
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