Tyreek Hill isn't the first WR to deal with extortion/blackmail attempts...

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by FAX

If the feds are going to make a case against The Espinal Gang, they need written evidence - since recorded threats often don't impress prosecutors if they aren't entirely specific. That means the FBI needs emails or texts or letters pasted together with words from periodicals which clearly spell out the blackmail terms.

There's another way to get there, though. They could try to prove a conspiracy to defraud which is the more likely crime in this case. If Sergio & Co. discussed (in writing) the idea of ruining Tyreek's reputation with false accusations if he didn't comply with their demands, that would probably be enough to bring charges ... assuming, of course, that they followed through on at least some of their threats.

The fact that Baby Mama refused to meet with the NFL is telling, IMO. If she was squeaky clean, one would think she would be glad to tell her side of the story.

FAX

On the other hand her not meeting with them quite possibly kept the meal ticket rolling... she could have easily met with them and stuck to her story (true or false) and who knows what the nfl does at that point.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

On the other hand her not meeting with them quite possibly kept the meal ticket rolling... she could have easily met with them and stuck to her story (true or false) and who knows what the nfl does at that point.

Exactly, Mr. SAUTO ...

She could have gone in there and said this whole thing was a tempest in a teapot and Tyreek was innocent of all the despicable claims made against him, etc., etc.

Had she done that, it would have been potentially helpful to Tyreek and for her and her children, right? She certainly would have nothing to lose.

But she chose not to (according to the NFL). One wonders why ...

Perhaps she wanted to avoid the stress due to late-term-pregnancy health concerns. But other than that, there isn't a single scenario I can think of that would preclude her from making a statement like that to Lisa Friel.

I can, however, imagine any number of reasons why she wouldn't want to be confronted by a former DV investigator and ex-prosecutor for the SDNY.

FAX