Keifer Bonvillain was arrested for attempting to extort $1.5 million from Talk show host, Oprah Winfrey. According to court documents, it was revealed that Bonvillain had sent an emailed saying that he had recordings of an employee saying unflattering comments about a public figure and the owner of a Chicago-based company; Bonvillain never identify the individual, only referring to the person as “Individual A”. It appears that Bonvillain allegedly told an associate that he was going to publish a book based on the recordings, if he didn’t receive a significant sum of money. Following the incident, the associate reportedly contacted the FBI. The associate agreed to pay $1.5 million for the recordings and arranged to meet Bonvillain in a parking lot; Bonvillain was arrested the following day on 12/15/06. At this time, Bonvillain is currently out on bail and he has stated this is all a misunderstanding.
Monday, January 8, 2007
Oprah Blackmailed for Cash
Keifer Bonvillain was arrested for attempting to extort $1.5 million from Talk show host, Oprah Winfrey. According to court documents, it was revealed that Bonvillain had sent an emailed saying that he had recordings of an employee saying unflattering comments about a public figure and the owner of a Chicago-based company; Bonvillain never identify the individual, only referring to the person as “Individual A”. It appears that Bonvillain allegedly told an associate that he was going to publish a book based on the recordings, if he didn’t receive a significant sum of money. Following the incident, the associate reportedly contacted the FBI. The associate agreed to pay $1.5 million for the recordings and arranged to meet Bonvillain in a parking lot; Bonvillain was arrested the following day on 12/15/06. At this time, Bonvillain is currently out on bail and he has stated this is all a misunderstanding.
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