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Friday, December 12, 2008
Indy Winner Al Unser Jr. Listed as Extortion Victim
Associated Press
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. is listed as an alleged extortion victim in a grand jury indictment against a suspected head of an Albuquerque prostitution ring.
The District Attorney's Office says the suspect, 47-year-old Bobby McMullin, allegedly tried to blackmail Unser with claims of a "compromising" video in February and March 2004.
Prosecutors say the video was not connected with the suspected prostitution ring and that Unser was not a client of McMullin's.
McMullin allegedly asked Unser for $750,000, or he would release the tape to the public, according to the 137-count indictment against McMullin.
Police say McMullin, who was arrested in May, ran an online escort service called Private Ice that was a prostitution ring and a strip club in downtown Albuquerque.
The District Attorney's Office doesn't know how much money Unser paid to McMullin. It's unknown whether video even exists.
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