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Germany Schumacher blackmail: defendants found guilty

SDA

12.2.2025 - 18:26

The three defendants stand between lawyers before the verdict is announced. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa - ATTENTION: Person(s) has/have been pixelated for legal reasons
The three defendants stand between lawyers before the verdict is announced. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa - ATTENTION: Person(s) has/have been pixelated for legal reasons
Keystone

In the case of the failed extortion of the family of ex-Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher, the judiciary has found all three defendants guilty. The main defendant was sentenced to three years in prison for attempted blackmail by the district court in Wuppertal, while his son received a six-month suspended sentence. A former security employee of the family was sentenced to two years' probation for aiding and abetting blackmail.

Keystone-SDA

12.02.2025, 18:26

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