In Germany, three people were convicted in the case of blackmail of the family of Michael Schumacher

The German court found three people guilty of attempting to blackmail the family of seven -time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, Reuters reports.

All three, including a 53 -year -old man and his son, were found by the Vuppertal district court guilty in an attempt to extort money by threatening video and photographs of the ex -pilot Ferrari.

The man was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years, and his son and third participant in the crime, a former employee of the security company, received conditional terms.

In December last year, it was reported that the blackmailers threatened to publish 1,500 files related to the current state of Schumacher if they did not pay 15 million euros.

Schumacher is 56 years old. He ended his career in 2012. During the performance in Formula 1, the German became a seven -time world champion.

In 2013, Schumacher received a severe head injury as a result of an accident during skiing. In 2021, a documentary was released in which the wife and son of the rider confirmed that he is not capable of independent movement and communication with others.

Last year, the Schumacher family received compensation in the amount of 200 thousand euros from the publishers of the German magazine, published by the interview with the seven -time formula 1 champion, generated by artificial intelligence.