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29-09-2007, 08:32 PM
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Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself
POSTED: 9:47 am PDT September 29, 2007
UPDATED: 11:46 am PDT September 29, 2007
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PHOENIX -- A man who agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor's stolen wedding photos has been found dead in his Phoenix home, authorities said.
# READ: 7/27/07 - Arizona Man Arrested In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot
Investigators said it appeared David Hans Schmidt, 47, who was under house arrest and faced up to two years in federal prison, had committed suicide.
He was found dead in his townhouse around 3 p.m. Friday after police noticed a tracker placed on him had not moved and he had not checked in, said Lt. Anthony Lopez.
His attorney, Nancy Kardon, said she had spoken to Schmidt earlier this week and was preparing for an Oct. 11 hearing in federal court where he would enter his formal guilty plea to attempted extortion. She said she had planned to ask for probation.
"I was greatly saddened by his loss and I found him to be a very kind man," Kardon said Saturday.
He was arrested in July after federal authorities said a co-defendant obtained photos of Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes in Italy last year from the event's official photographer, court documents show.
Starting in May, Schmidt had repeated contact with Cruise representatives and threatened to release the photos if he didn't receive between $1.2 and $1.3 million, authorities said.
Schmidt also tried to auction off Paris Hilton's diaries, along with photos of her in various stages of undress and other personal items that had been locked away in a Los Angeles-area storage locker until a few months ago.
He also claimed to have brokered deals to sell a sex video of Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on "Saved by the Bell," and a video of skater Tonya Harding's wedding night, according to published reports.
He also claimed to have obtained topless shots of rescued U.S. Army POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
Meanwhile, a plea agreement for Schmidt's co-defendant was filed under seal Aug. 24, according to a federal court docket in Los Angeles.
Marc Lewis Gittleman, who authorities said helped recover photos from a computer hard drive, was charged with conspiracy to commit extortion.
Gittleman, 33, faces up to five years in prison. His attorney Michael Nasatir declined to comment because the plea agreement is under seal.
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I'm Sorry For Every Bad Thing I Said About You, Scientology
David Hans Schmidt was the dude that tried to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen photos of Tom's wedding to that robot lady thing. Well, David was found dead inside his shower in his Phoenix condo yesterday afternoon. He apparently hung himself, but well....I'm not saying.
David was on house arrest and facing up to two years in the clink for trying to eff with Tommy Girl. David also brokered the Screech sex tape, the Tonya Harding sex tape, the Paula Jones nude photos and the Colin Farrell sex tape. He was 47.
Gulp! I'm going to end this post by saying Scientology is a beautiful thing and Tom Cruise is a God. We should all learn the beliefs of the aliens. They can teach us a lot. We all should give all of our dough to Xenu or whatever alien creature they worship. Just don't take me Xenu....please!!!!!
Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself
POSTED: 9:47 am PDT September 29, 2007
UPDATED: 11:46 am PDT September 29, 2007
[NEWSVINE: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [DELICIOUS: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [DIGG: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [FACEBOOK: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [REDDIT: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [RSS] [PRINT: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself] [EMAIL: Police: Man In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot Kills Himself]
PHOENIX -- A man who agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor's stolen wedding photos has been found dead in his Phoenix home, authorities said.
# READ: 7/27/07 - Arizona Man Arrested In Tom Cruise Extortion Plot
Investigators said it appeared David Hans Schmidt, 47, who was under house arrest and faced up to two years in federal prison, had committed suicide.
He was found dead in his townhouse around 3 p.m. Friday after police noticed a tracker placed on him had not moved and he had not checked in, said Lt. Anthony Lopez.
His attorney, Nancy Kardon, said she had spoken to Schmidt earlier this week and was preparing for an Oct. 11 hearing in federal court where he would enter his formal guilty plea to attempted extortion. She said she had planned to ask for probation.
"I was greatly saddened by his loss and I found him to be a very kind man," Kardon said Saturday.
He was arrested in July after federal authorities said a co-defendant obtained photos of Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes in Italy last year from the event's official photographer, court documents show.
Starting in May, Schmidt had repeated contact with Cruise representatives and threatened to release the photos if he didn't receive between $1.2 and $1.3 million, authorities said.
Schmidt also tried to auction off Paris Hilton's diaries, along with photos of her in various stages of undress and other personal items that had been locked away in a Los Angeles-area storage locker until a few months ago.
He also claimed to have brokered deals to sell a sex video of Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on "Saved by the Bell," and a video of skater Tonya Harding's wedding night, according to published reports.
He also claimed to have obtained topless shots of rescued U.S. Army POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
Meanwhile, a plea agreement for Schmidt's co-defendant was filed under seal Aug. 24, according to a federal court docket in Los Angeles.
Marc Lewis Gittleman, who authorities said helped recover photos from a computer hard drive, was charged with conspiracy to commit extortion.
Gittleman, 33, faces up to five years in prison. His attorney Michael Nasatir declined to comment because the plea agreement is under seal.
http://www.dlisted.com/
I'm Sorry For Every Bad Thing I Said About You, Scientology
David Hans Schmidt was the dude that tried to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen photos of Tom's wedding to that robot lady thing. Well, David was found dead inside his shower in his Phoenix condo yesterday afternoon. He apparently hung himself, but well....I'm not saying.
David was on house arrest and facing up to two years in the clink for trying to eff with Tommy Girl. David also brokered the Screech sex tape, the Tonya Harding sex tape, the Paula Jones nude photos and the Colin Farrell sex tape. He was 47.
Gulp! I'm going to end this post by saying Scientology is a beautiful thing and Tom Cruise is a God. We should all learn the beliefs of the aliens. They can teach us a lot. We all should give all of our dough to Xenu or whatever alien creature they worship. Just don't take me Xenu....please!!!!!