A BOUNCER and his son have been accused of trying to blackmail F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s family out of £12million.
Yilmaz T., 53, and his son, 30, from Wuppertal, western Germany, face up five years in prison if found guilty of the allegations.
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Doorman Yilmaz T. is said to be behind the blackmail of Michael Schumacher’s family
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Schumacher has remained out of the public eye since his horror ski crash more than a decade agoCredit: Getty
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The F1 legend stands alongside his wife, CorinnaCredit: Rex
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German cops claim the father and son pair planned to extort millions from the Schumacher familyCredit: Netflix
The pair are alleged to have “claimed to employees of the Schumacher family” that they had files the family might not want publishing, the public prosecutor’s office said.
They are said to show the former Formula 1 world champion after his skiing accident in 2013, German outlet BILD report, and some were even allegedly sent to the family as proof.
The perpetrators then demanded a payment “in the millions” to prevent the files from being published on the darknet.
It’s claimed Yilmaz T. had these files for several years, although it remains unclear how they came into his possession.
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