German prosecutors say two men who allegedly tried blackmailing the family of former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher were detained earlier this month
FILE - Michael Schumacher announces his retirement from Formula One during a press conference at the Suzuka Circuit venue for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan, Oct. 4, 2012. . Prosecutors in the western German city of Wuppertal said Monday the suspects told employees of the family that they were in possession of files that the family would not want to be published.
As alleged proof, the suspects sent some files to the family, prosecutors said. They didn't give further details on the content of the files. “If convicted, they face a fine or prison sentence of up to five years,” chief public prosecutor Wolf-Tilman Baumert said, according to dpa.
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