U.S. v. Jackson, No. 97-1711(L) (2nd Cir.) (180 F.3d 55) (June 9, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)
This high-profile case arose out of defendant Autumn Jackson's attempts to extort up to $40 million from actor Bill Cosby, Jr., by threatening to cause tabloid newspapers to publish her claim to be Cosby's out-of-wedlock daughter. Jackson and another defendant were convicted of threatening to injure another person's reputation with ...
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