Brenjetsfan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 PHILADELPHIA -- Federal investigators have charged a Philadelphia man with trying to blackmail New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin by sending him letters threatening to expose a fictitious sexual tryst with two women. Herbert Alex Simpson, 30, is accused of sending Coughlin two letters on July 30 and July 31, allegedly from women claiming to have had a sexual encounter with the coach in December when the Giants were in Philadelphia. The letters demanded the coach pay $20,000 to $30,000 or his life would be made "a living hell by doing something to [his] family," according to court documents filed Thursday. Investigators interviewed the women named in the letters, who said they knew nothing about them and never met Coughlin. The women also identified the handwriting as belonging to Simpson, a former coworker who they said had written threatening letters to others in the past, authorities said. In an affidavit, FBI special agent Todd A. Berry said Simpson admitted writing the letters to get revenge against the women over what was referred to as "a work-related issue." Simpson told investigators that he researched personal information about Coughlin's family to include in the letters, but he never thought the coach would get them and he never intended to harm his family. Simpson is charged with mailing threatening communications, which carries a sentence of up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. "We take seriously any threats to extort money from anyone," said Laurie Magid, acting U.S. attorney. There was no Philadelphia telephone listing for Herbert Simpson and he could not be reached for comment. It was not known if he had a lawyer. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 wow how low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Your basic "unstable personality". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well, that was this side of creepy. Where do they get these people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsTaborJet Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well, well Tommy... who knew! Man charged in attempted blackmail of Giants coach Tom Coughlin By RALPH VACCHIANO and MICHAEL O'KEEFFE DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS Thursday, August 14th 2008, 4:42 PM Tom Coughlin turned two threatening letters he received last month from Herbert Alex Simpson over to the NFL, which passed them on to the FBI. A Philadelphia man seeking revenge against two former co-workers faces up to two years in prison for allegedly trying to shake down Giants coach Tom Coughlin by "exposing" a made-up tryst with two women, the Department of Justice said. Herbert Alex Simpson, 30, was charged with mailing threatening communications, Laurie Magid, the acting United States Attorney in Philadelphia, said on Thursday. Simpson hoped his two former co-workers, who have not been identified by authorities, would be blamed for the attempted extortion. "We take seriously any threats to extort money from anyone," Magid said. According to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Todd Berry, Coughlin received a letter on July 30, purportedly from two women identified as "ND" and "AB" who claimed to have had sexual relations with the coach while the Giants were in Philadelphia in December. The letter said the women would notify Coughlin's wife and family about the romp unless he paid them $10,000-$15,000 each. "The letter gave Mr. Coughlin until August 6, 2008, to make the payment or they would make his life 'a living hell by doing something to (his) family,' " Berry wrote in the affidavit. Coughlin received a second letter on July 31 which repeated the threat and moved up the deadline to Aug. 5. The second letter contained information about Coughlin's family. In Albany, Coughlin said he was not aware that Simpson had been charged. "I turned them over to the league authorities, as was recommended, and it's in their hands," Coughlin said. "And that's as far as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsTaborJet Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Ooops, mods please merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 old news mrs tabe' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenjetsfan Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 No black mail against Belicheat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jet Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I don't know what's in the water in Philly, but I've yet to meet an upstate gal who finds Coughlin hot enough to have blackmail sex with. Must have been Iggles fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetman_67 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 No black mail against Belicheat??? Of course not. His romps are already public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 No black mail against Belicheat??? his "love life" is public well not the one with Brady... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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