Woman Indicted on Charge of Attempting to Extort Billionaire Wesley Edens

A woman has been indicted on a charge of attempting to extort billionaire Wesley Edens by threatening to publicize sex videos and photos of him, according to federal prosecutors. The indictment alleges the woman demanded payment from Edens in exchange for not releasing the material.

Officials said the threat involved explicit content that she claimed to possess. The case was brought in federal court.

Prosecutors stated that the woman sought to shake down Edens through the threat of publicizing the videos and photos. The exact amount demanded and the dates of the alleged communications were not disclosed in the charging document. The indictment focuses solely on the woman's alleged actions toward him personally.

Federal authorities have not released the woman's name or additional details about her background in public statements accompanying the indictment. The case remains pending.