Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for threatening to upload 900 personal photos, almost 600 videos and confidential medical records to the dark web unless the Schumacher fa

Three men have been found guilty in a case of attempted blackmail against Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher's family.

Three men have been found guilty of trying to blackmail the family of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher. The men threatened to release around 900 photos and 600 videos of Mr Schumacher, his wife, and two grown-up children unless they were paid a £12 million sum.

Michael Schumacher's life changed forever. The F1 icon, who had managed to avoid serious injury during his racing career, tragically veered off course and struck his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps while on holiday with his family.

A German court has found three people guilty of attempting to blackmail the family of Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher, with the plot leader sentenced to three years in prison.

Some 900 photos and almost 600 videos of the family - plus medical records - were confiscated from the perpetrators, the public prosecutor's office said.

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A nightclub bouncer who was the architect behind a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for $24 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Michael Schumacher was at the heart of a stunning attempt by a former trusted aide to extort £12m (€14.5m) from his family but after the plot was unveiled, those responsible now face lengthy jail sent

Jean Todt has been a regular visitor to see Michael Schumacher since the German suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident in December 2013

The men behind the plot to blackmail Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher have been handed prison sentences following a hearing at a German court. The seven-time champion's former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche,