Police have arrested the suspected 'mastermind' in a plot to blackmail the family of former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, German media reports.
It comes after a father and son allegedly involved in the plot were arrestedPolice have arrested the suspected 'mastermind' in a plot to blackmail the family of former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher , German media reports.
The pair allegedly claimed to have sensitive files containing images of the F1 legend after his near-fatal skiing crash in 2013, telling the Schumacher family they 'would not want published'. The two men transferred 'individual files' to the family to show they had access to documents about the F1 star, investigators claim.
German investigators were tipped off about the blackmail plot by authorities in Switzerland, where Schumacher has been cared for at the family home since the accident.
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