Schumacher Family Extortion Trial: Witness Claims Private Files Were Offered for Sale

A witness testified that he was approached with an offer to buy a hard drive containing private Schumacher family files for €500,000, as the trial over the failed extortion attempt continues.

A former doorman testified in court that he was offered a hard drive containing private photos and videos of Michael Schumacher for €500,000, but he declined the offer.
The witness speculated that he was targeted due to his criminal past and Russian language skills, which may have suggested connections to Eastern Europe.
The trial revolves around an alleged attempt to extort €15 million from the Schumacher family by threatening to release private files online, including 900 photos, 600 videos, and Michael Schumacher's digital medical records.
Three men, aged 30 to 53, are on trial, with two of them having confessed, while the main defendant denies the allegations.
The trial is set to continue on January 22 with further testimony from the Schumacher family's manager, Sabine Kehm, and may conclude with a verdict on that date.

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung