Changli Luo Fights $50 Million Sextortion Case Over Wes Edens, Citing Lawyer's Threats
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Changli Luo Fights $50 Million Sextortion Case Over Wes Edens, Citing Lawyer's Threats
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
$50 million in alleged extortion demands are at the center of Changli "Sophia" Luo's motion to dismiss charges tied to Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens; a judge has not yet ruled.
Court filings say Luo first settled for about $6 million, then sought far more after saying she contracted HPV, while threatening to release explicit material and report Edens to authorities.
Her defense argues former civil lawyer Tyrone Blackburn made the harshest threats and has not been charged, but Blackburn says the key evidence predates his involvement and includes fabricated AI videos and fake records.
Prosecutors say the scheme escalated to demands as high as $1 billion and that Luo tried to hide evidence from the FBI; a search of her Manhattan apartment allegedly found concealed phones, drives and edited sexual images.
The case stems from a 2022 relationship that began on LinkedIn and later unraveled into accusations, blackmail claims and a failed attempt to leave the U.S. on a one-way flight to China.
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