Man Indicted for Attempted Extortion of U. of Louisville Athletics

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A Jackson, Miss., man with a history of extortion attempts was arrested Thursday on charges of trying to blackmail the University of Louisville athletic department. Thomas Ray wanted $3.5 million in return for not going public with damaging information about the department.

Ray sent an email to U of L on April 23, under an alias threatening to go public with details of a basketball point-shaving scandal.

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