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.

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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 has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident on a family holiday in the French Alps in December 2013; Schumacher is 56 years old and a seven-time F1 world champion,

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.

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,

Three men convicted for attempting to blackmail Michael Schumacher's family with private photos and medical records for $15.6M.