Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III becomes target of Extortion – NFL News
It is reported that Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (RG3) has become an alleged target of extortion and the extortionist is said to be the former Baylor basketball player Richard Khamir Hurd.
Hurd, 25, is facing a federal extortion charge. He has been alleged of threatening to expose some “derogatory information”. He was arrested on Monday.
Hurd was impeached on Monday, June 25, 2012 in a federal court in Waco. He was released on a $25,000 bond.
Although RG3 has not been named in the documents of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, anonymous source told The Associated Press that the quarterback was the actual target of the extortion attempt.
According to the documents on file in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas:
“Hurd communicated that he had derogatory information on a client of B.D., and that he intended to release that information to the media to damage or injure the reputation of B.D.’s client unless the client paid Hurd a substantial sum
of money.”
The representative is only identified by its initials, B.D., and RG3’s agent name is Ben Dogra.
The court documents also reveal that Hurd met with a person who agreed to manage the transaction.
He handed over the information after getting a cheque and signing a non-disclosure agreement.
After the whole deal was done, an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, who was there during the whole transaction, showed up and arrested Hurd.
RG3 is a former Baylor quarterback, who is selected by Redskins as second overall draft pick this year.
Griffin won the Heisman Trophy this year for Baylor. It was the first trophy ever for Baylor University. They had a record-breaking season finishing only second time with a 10-win season. In his overall college career, Griffin tied or
broke 54 school records. He is a legend at Baylor.
Meanwhile, Hurd’s mother, Marlene Hurd, has said that she does not have any details about this matter, except that her son is in jail.
Hurd has also played for Baylor. He played in the basketball team as a walk-on from 2004 to 2008.
Dogra’s agency has not yet commented on this matter. Similar is the case of Redskins’ officials and the FBI officials who have declined to comment.
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