Updated On: 13 February, 2025 10:16 PM IST | Berlin | AFP
The pair from Wuppertal in western Germany threatened to release private photos and videos of the of the seven-time Formula One champion if they did not get the money

Michael Schumacher. Pic/AFP
A German court on Wednesday sentenced to jail the architect of a blackmail plot against the family of Formula One great Michael Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since a 2013 skiing accident. A father and son, named only as 53-year-old Yilmaz T. and his 30-year-old son Daniel L., were accused of demanding 15 million euros ($15.6 million) from Schumacher`s family. The father was jailed for three years while his son was given a six month suspended sentence.