AMC CEO Adam Aron Targeted in Catfishing Blackmail Scheme, Perpetrator Jailed
- AMC CEO Adam Aron was victim of an elaborate criminal extortion plot by a catfisher posing as a former romantic partner.
- The perpetrator, Sakoya Blackwood, threatened to release explicit photos unless paid $300,000 in hush money.
- Aron reported the extortion attempt to law enforcement and AMC's board instead of giving in.
- Blackwood used multiple fake online identities and has been investigated, charged, and sentenced to time served.
- AMC's board reviewed the matter thoroughly, considering it a personal issue that is now resolved.
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