Wesley Edens
Fortress Co-Founder Allegedly Extorted
By Ex-Hookup
Revealed
Wesley Edens — co-founder of Fortress Funding Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks — was allegedly extorted for over $1 billion.
Prosecutors say Edens attached with Changli “Sophia” Luo — who based the One World Initiative Advocacy nonprofit group — again in 2023, and he or she later threatened to publicize movies and images of them having intercourse.
They declare she saved threatening him for months … even contacting his household and saying she was going to go to his buyers.
She was indicted final yr and charged with blackmail and destruction of information.
On the time, the indictment did not identify Edens because the sufferer. However a spokesperson for Edens informed Wall Avenue Journal that the billionaire was “Victim-1.”
In response to the spokesperson … Edens went to the cops over the alleged shakedown as a result of he was apprehensive about his security, in addition to the security of his family members.
The spokesperson informed WSJ … “Mr. Edens will be making no comment on the case as the indictment speaks for itself with respect to the charges against the defendant.”
They mentioned Edens is predicted to testify at Luo’s trial later this yr. She was launched on $500K bond and is presently on home arrest.
Luo’s legal professionals need the choose to throw out the fees in opposition to her. They’re saying her sexual encounter with Edens was “inappropriate and aggressive” … and he or she’s simply after justice and compensation.
