In this handout image provided by Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher poses on December 23, 2009 in Brackley, England.- Source: Getty
Former seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher's €15 million blackmail scandal will go to trial. The former Ferrari driver's family found themselves on the receiving end of a million-dollar blackmail threat from three people, with one of them being their former bodyguard.
The bodyguard in question, Markus Fritsche, had worked for the German family and was fired eight years ago, threatening to expose the 55-year-old's medical records, which he stole. He had stolen over 1500 confidential files along with USB devices and hard drives.
The stolen files include photographs, medical documents, etc. of Schumacher, whose health has been kept out of the public eye ever since his skiing accident in late 2013.
As reported by Marca, Fritsche along with his two accomplices, had demanded €15M from the Schumacher family in exchange for not making the stolen information public.
