The man accused of trying to extort $25 million from Rep. Matt Gaetz's family admitted Monday that he asked the congressman's dad for cash - but denied that it was a shakedown.
"Matt Gaetz is in need of good publicity, and I'm in need of $25 million to save Robert Levinson," he added.
Kent also gave Don a document called "Project Homecoming" that detailed the alleged federal probe against Matt Gaetz and claimed the FBI had photos of the lawmaker in a "Sexual orgy with underage prostitutes."
"Our strategy for Congressman Gaetz to mitigate his legal, and political, troubles would be for him, or someone else, to arrange for the funds required to obtain the immediate release of Robert Levinson from captivity in Iran," the document stated.
Don Gaetz contacted the FBI about the proposal and the agency is investigating whether it constitutes an extortion attempt against the Gaetz clan, The Washington Post reported last week.
It's unclear how Kent and his cohorts knew that Matt Gaetz, 38, was under investigation by the Department of Justice.
The New York Times reported last week that the DOJ is looking into whether Gaetz paid a 17-year-old for sex and enticed her to travel, which would violate federal sex trafficking laws.
https://nypost.com/2021/04/05/man-accused-of-trying-to-extort-max-gaetz-admits-he-asked-for-cash/
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