begood Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 (New York Post) - A broke former New York Life employee was busted on charges he tried to extort $200,000 from the insurance firm by threatening to smear it with a spam attack of six million emails, the New York Post reported Tuesday.Anthony Digati, 52, allegedly vowed to use a "spam service" and his skills as a "huge social networker" to drag the company "through the muddiest waters imaginable."The Chino, Calif., man also told his ex-employer that the price would increase to $3 million if it failed to pay up by Monday, according to a Manhattan federal court complaint.Digati was declared bankrupt last year with more than $1.2 million in debts.He allegedly targeted the company after becoming "dissatisfied" with the performance of his own universal life insurance policy.Source: The New York Post Quote
