Attorneys Guilty in $200 Million Extortion Scheme
According to the Department of Justice, a pair of Virginia attorneys pleaded guilty to federal extortion charges on Friday.\xa0
38-year-old Timothy Litzenburg and 41-year-old Daniel Kincheloe admitted to participating in a scheme to extort $200 million from multinational chemical company Monsanto. According to the DOJ, the lawyers threatened financial and reputational harm if the company didn\u2019t hand over money disguised as a \u201cconsulting agreement.\u201d
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