E-Dog Night Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Idiots. Obviously I was referring to Rebecca De Mornay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 They're fake... Once installed... REAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Seems like RGIII's camp has handled this very well so far. They just need to stay in front of it. They should come out with a statement with the details the authorities will allow or at least saying they are not allowed to disclose anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimee Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Legit question for anyone who knows the answer- So just for arguments sake, lets say this guy DID have something on RG3. So it would be illegal (obviously) to try and 'sell' this info back to RG3, but could he turn around and 'sell' it to TMZ for some cash, right? And THAT would be perfectly legal? If that was legal, could he offer the info to TMZ first, then turn around and ask RG3 if he wanted to top TMZ's offer, kinda like the highest bidder gets the info or photo or whatever it is the guy had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Legit question for anyone who knows the answer-So just for arguments sake, lets say this guy DID have something on RG3. So it would be illegal (obviously) to try and 'sell' this info back to RG3, but could he turn around and 'sell' it to TMZ for some cash, right? And THAT would be perfectly legal? If that was legal, could he offer the info to TMZ first, then turn around and ask RG3 if he wanted to top TMZ's offer, kinda like the highest bidder gets the info or photo or whatever it is the guy had? You might be over-thinking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm just speculating, but maybe this Hurd guy was accusing RG3 of using PEDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Check this thread from 2010 out, dude was on Judge Judy suing a girl for some BS. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 "oh man... why didn't you just come to me with the info" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_328 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 If RG3 left Baylor this year, and this weirdo left in 2008... What could he possibly know about RG3? Seems fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADF Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 We don't even know if it has anything to do with Robert Griffin III specifically. Could have something to do with someone close to him like a family member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Check this thread from 2010 out, dude was on Judge Judy suing a girl for some BS. Link Judge Judy laid the smackdown on him. Sounds like this guy will do anything for a buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAATopDogg Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Note to RG3. Get rid of all so called friends, they will rip you off any chance they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 whoa this clown is all about "Get Rich Quick" schemes. Here is trying to sell a special type of coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzSkinsFan63 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nice try Jerry..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I am fine with whatever it is as long he doesn't spend his rookie year doing hard time. Pretty much most things are forgiveable. He's a person just like the rest of us and I am sure he has made his mistakes. What matters is what he did after the mistake...if there is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balonywolf Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 While the article makes mention of "derogatory information", the fact that this is being prosecuted as EXTORTION and not BLACKMAIL is important. Extortion is extraction of money, goods, or services through coercion. This can be done in many different ways. Blackmail is demand of payment through the threat of revealing information. It's more like a specific subset of extortion. While the circumstances scream blackmail to me, it seems as if it's being pursued as extortion. Now, this could be that the evidence points more towards one over the other. It could also be that the state of Texas prosecutes both under the same law. I'm thinking it was a scam, and whatever info wasn't worth the money that was paid. As for RGIII, I'd almost be more worried if he were 100% clean. If the "derogatory information" is legit, I'm thinking it's him partying, or doing some frowned-upon (albeit legal) activity that's normal to college kids. The only other thing I can think of is second or third-hand hearsay regarding NCAA violations that may or may not have happened (but couldn't be proven). Think a Cam Newton sort of thing where things might have gone down regarding RGIII without his knowledge or consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This guy is an idiot. If you're going to extort for money, at least wait until he signs his contract. Griffin technically has no money right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baylor Alum Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 While the article makes mention of "derogatory information", the fact that this is being prosecuted as EXTORTION and not BLACKMAIL is important. Extortion is extraction of money, goods, or services through coercion. This can be done in many different ways. Blackmail is demand of payment through the threat of revealing information. It's more like a specific subset of extortion. While the circumstances scream blackmail to me, it seems as if it's being pursued as extortion. Now, this could be that the evidence points more towards one over the other. It could also be that the state of Texas prosecutes both under the same law. He is not being prosecuted under Texas law. He is being prosecuted in Federal Court for violating 18 USC 875(d) which states: Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. The Federal blackmail statute prohibits demanding money to withhold exposing that a person has committed a crime. So apparently, whatever information this guy said he had was merely damaging to reputation but did not rise to the level of a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caretaker Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Just sounds like some desperate loser with a criminal history desperately trying to get money anyway he can. Considering that they got the feds involved I highly doubt that RG3 did anything now, or in the past. This is like a women claiming that she had an affair with a current president over 30 years prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Griffin extortion involved nothing illegal or scandalous Posted by Mike Florio on June 25, 2012, 5:05 PM EDT AP The claim that a former Baylor basketball player has been charged with extorting Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has sparked plenty of speculation and intrigue and curiosity over what Griffin specifically was being extorted with. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, it was ultimately nothing illegal or scandalous or problematic in any way for Griffin, if the supposedly derogatory information had been released. That said, the specific nature and content of the derogatory information isn’t known yet — and it may never be. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/25/griffin-extortion-involved-nothing-illegal-or-scandalous/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baylor Alum Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This guy is an idiot. If you're going to extort for money, at least wait until he signs his contract. Griffin technically has no money right now. He has plenty of Addidas, Castrol and Subway money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SittingBull Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Mo money mo problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rskin72 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Incredible where these knuckleheads come from. Would have thought that someone would have unearthed dirt on RGIII prior to this idiot....IF there was indeed dirt to find. If five or six people had been a part of this....then maybe where there is smoke there would be fire....but I think this is merely the work of one person trying to get an easy payday....as many here have already speculated. I am not worried about this at all, right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Incredible where these knuckleheads come from. Would have thought that someone would have unearthed dirt on RGIII prior to this idiot....IF there was indeed dirt to find. If five or six people had been a part of this....then maybe where there is smoke there would be fire....but I think this is merely the work of one person trying to get an easy payday....as many here have already speculated. I am not worried about this at all, right now. Read my post above yours...whatever this guy had, it wasn't anything that would have hurt or embarrassed RG3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Read my post above yours...whatever this guy had, it wasn't anything that would have hurt or embarrassed RG3. The article even mentions that Hurd couldn't be saved even by the Chewbacca defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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