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 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.

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

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

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

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.

German court punishes group who threatened to post images, videos and medical reports of the seven-time F1 world champion on the dark web, unless his family paid €15million ransom