南卡罗来纳州一名说客被控企图勒索前客户50万美元并威胁使用暴力。 A South Carolina lobbyist was charged with attempted extortion for demanding $500,000 from a former client and threatening violence.

Joshua Nass是来自南卡罗来纳的34岁的说客和有执照的律师,被控企图敲诈前客户及其儿子50万美元,罪名是勒索。 Joshua Nass, a 34-year-old lobbyist and licensed attorney from South Carolina, has been charged with attempted extortion for allegedly demanding $500,000 from a former client and his son. 法院文件说,Nass公司曾为Joseph Schwartz游说, 此人因3 800万美元的养老家庭税务欺诈计划被Donald Trump赦免, 雇用了一位秘密证人恐吓这对夫妇,包括威胁殴打和绑架。 Court documents say Nass, who previously lobbied for Joseph Schwartz—a man pardoned by Donald Trump for a $38 million nursing home tax fraud scheme—hired a confidential witness to intimidate the pair, including threats of physical assault and abduction. 客户为600 000美元的费用支付了100 000美元,并要求付款计划,据报告,Nass拒绝该计划,认为这是侮辱。 The client had paid $100,000 toward a $600,000 fee and requested a payment plan, which Nass reportedly rejected as an insult. Nass在被安排会见证人的当天在纽约一家旅馆外面被捕,以500万美元的保证金获释,如果被定罪,将面临长达20年的监禁。 Nass was arrested outside a New York hotel on the day he was set to meet the witness, released on a $5 million bond, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. 美国检察官办公室拒绝评论与施瓦茨赦免有任何关系。 The U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment on any link to Schwartz’s pardon.