Two arrested in Stevie Wonder extortion plot

demands, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said.
Celebrity website TMZ.com, citing law enforcement sources, said the pair demanded US$5 million from Wonder and threatened to go to the media with a tale of incest.

They later lowered the sum to US$10 000 and were arrested by undercover police posing as representatives of the musician.
The District Attorney’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the nature or details of the alleged extortion plot.
Walker and Diaz have pleaded not guilty to extortion but are being held in jail awaiting a preliminary hearing next week that will determine whether there is enough evidence for a full trial.  —Reuters.

 

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