Lawyer Arrested After Internet Blackmail Sex Scheme Goes Wrong

All tax attorney Steven Klig (allegedly!) wanted was that special feeling of empowerment that comes from blackmailing an ex-lover into sending naked photographs of herself. But then she had to ruin everything by blabbing to the FBI about his demanding e-mails, in which he threatened to post a scandalous video montage of their sexual encounters on the Internet. One such email was (allegedly!) sent while the 44-year-old Klig—a partner at finance giant Deloitte—was vacationing with his family at Disney World. (Which, to be fair, can make one creepily horny.) The e-mail, obtained by the Post, goes a little something like, "Just to give you a head's up. I've been doing a little editing on our video. Mostly some blurring of myself so that I won't be recognized. You, on the other hand, can be seen very clearly having the time of your life being f---ed by me." After an investigation, Klig was arrested Monday and charged with extortion, harassment, and generally acting (allegedly!) like a world class scumbag.

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By John Del Signore in News on January 7, 2009 2:40 PM

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Felix Hoenikker

Dumbass. Upload the vid to youporn for free like a real man.

JenChungsBaby

By EMAIL?!?!?!? C'mon! What kind of moron do you have to be to do something like this by EMAIL?

NapoleonComplex

Seriously, text messages are obviously the way to go with this kind of sensitive material. Wait a minute, on second thought...

jaycjay

"being satisfied with the vid he already has"

If it even exists. According to the article he told her that he had "secretly recorded" it -- she didn't know about it. He was basically asking her to take his word for it, and to take his word that even if she did what he wanted and he sent her the DVD, he wouldn't still have a copy and wouldn't still come back for more.

KosherPickle

NOW THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A SCHMUCK!!!

Rocknrope

It never ceases to amaze me how people decide to royally f up their lives. This guy had a family and was a partner at Deloitte at 44 years of age. So instead of turning to the bajillion free nude images on the 'net, or being satisfied with the vid he already has of balling his ex, he blackmails her for more nude pics?

Way to throw your life away, pervo.

NannyState

He's a tax attorney so his fall from grace was only about three feet.

ides_of_march

Can't wait till the video hits the internet of his wife getting boinked by Goofy behind Space Mountain while he was busy sending his email.