CHARDON, Ohio (AP) - A man was sentenced to four years in prison for helping to extort $67,000 from an elderly Amish widower in exchange for keeping quiet about his solicitation of a prostitute.
Prosecutors said Byler handed over the money because the scammers convinced him photos of him and the prostitute would appear on the Internet. The plot was discovered last year when Byler's bank became suspicious about large sums of money being withdrawn from his account.
The bank notified his son, who had power of attorney, of the withdrawals. The son contacted the sheriff's office, which eventually got Byler to reveal the extortion plot, authorities said.
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