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Three men charged in Germany over Michael Schumacher blackmail plot
Chief suspect threatened to release private photos and demanded €15m from F1 star’s family, prosecutors say
German prosecutors are bringing charges against three men arrested this year over an alleged blackmail plot targeting the family of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.
They said the chief suspect, a 53-year-old man from the western city of Wuppertal, had threatened to release private photos and videos and demanded €15m (£12.5m) from Schumacher’s family.
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