extortion
One wife's plan to take $50K from her husband via a fake kidnapping didn't go too well.
A 37-year-old Florida housewife is out on bail after being accused of faking her own abduction, lying about the sexual assault that happened during her kidnapping, and trying to extort $50,000 from her husband, reports The Huffington Post.
Ponte Vedra Beach resident Quinn Gray says she was held against her will Labor Day weekend, while eyewitnesses say she wasn't in distress while with her apparent lover during the dates she was supposedly taken. Authorities say the evidence isn't adding up, and Gray was arrested on September 17th and charged with extortion. Her response? If she wanted $50,000 from her husband, … Read More
An intern and a Late Show staffer say that other Letterman office romance took place.
Yikes. This Letterman thing is not going away. According to various news sources, more than one other woman has come forward with her own tale of inter-office shenanigans. Read: Details Of The David Letterman Sex Extortion Case
People has an article about an unnamed source who claims that Dave Letterman had a sexual relationship a staffer before the Stephanie Birkitt incident. It was the late 1990s and the unmarried host and comedian conducted a semi-private relationship with a member of the Late Show's staff. The unnamed source goes on to lavish praise on the generally very … Read More
Inexplicably, sometimes gold diggers resort to blackmail.
There's a pleasant little story from the gang over at Gawker regarding the inevitable consequences of more or less paying for sex.
The story goes something like this: rich guy (Dupont heir Stephen Dent) uses sugar daddy website for philandering, rich guy puts himself in compromising position (vis-à-vis his philandering), nefarious party extorts rich guy, long arm of the law eventually catches nefarious party: repeat until family, friends and coworkers are thoroughly embarrassed.
The New York Post (who really seems to love this puerile stuff, with the muckraking of the mighty and whatnot) goes on to say … Read More
Between dowry and extortion, a thin line exists.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that an Indian fellow is requesting more dowry from his wife's family. It appears that the $10,000 that his family received in jewelry was not quite. Something like $200,000 would really put his heart at ease and really give their marriage a chance for success. In order to make that happen, he surreptitiously filmed his wife having sex (presumably with him, but there's no guarantee). He then wanted to exchange that recording for the $200,000 in dowry. Or he'll do something with that sex tape. Like post it on the interweb? Sell … Read More