Trial Begins for Men Charged with Extorting Michael Schumacher’s Family for €15 Million
Three men are on trial in Germany for attempting to extort €15 million from the family of former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. The men allegedly captured private photos of Schumacher’s family and threatened to release them on the dark web. Schumacher, who suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013, has remained out of the public eye since then. The trial has garnered significant media attention, raising questions about privacy violations concerning Schumacher and his family.