A nightclub bouncer behind the £12million plot to blackmail F1 legend Michael Schumacher with private medical pictures in a plot involving his former bodyguard has been jailed

A nightclub bouncer has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of attempting to blackmail Formula One star Michael Schumacher out of £12million.

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.

The former world champion's ex bodyguard, Markus Fritsche, was arrested over the summer and has now received his sentencing

The men behind the plot to blackmail Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher have been found guilty following a hearing at a German court. The seven-time champion's former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche, was just one of three men who were on trial after hard drives full of confidential images, videos, and health records were stolen.

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. All three, including the 53-year-old ringleader and his son,

Tozturkan and two other men were found guilty of a blackmail plot in which they threated to release private photos and videos of Schumacher on the dark web if they were not paid b