{
  "id": 14508921,
  "title": "Woman Pleads Guilty to Trying to Scam Wes Edens for $1.2 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/woman-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-scam-wes-edens-for-1-2-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/woman-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-scam-wes-edens-for-1-2-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A woman pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with a plot to extort Fortress Investment Group co-founder Wes Edens out of more than $1.2 billion by threatening to release videos of them having sex.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}