A Jackson, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for the attempted online extortion of the University of Louisville Athletic Association.
Thomas E. Ray, age 36, of Jackson, Mississippi, was convicted of a single count of extortion, by means of threatening communication, by a federal jury in Louisville on August 13, 2014.
The jury deliberated less than two hours before reaching a guilty verdict.
According to evidence presented at trial, Ray used the alias “Melinda White” when he knowingly sent an email communication from his home in Jackson, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, on April 23, 2013.
Ray’s email was sent to two University of Louisville employees with a threat to injure the reputation of the University of Louisville Athletic Association and a demand for $3.5 million.
Ray faced a maximum of two years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and a one year period of supervised release.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney A. Spencer McKiness and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Louisville Metro Police Department, and Office of the Kentucky Attorney General.
Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. sentenced Ray to 24 months in prison on November 3, 2014, in United States District Court.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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