LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man was arraigned in federal
court today for extorting $100,000 from another person who was visiting Las
Vegas, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District
of Nevada.
Fredi Kazimirsky, 27, was arraigned on an indictment that
charged him with one count of use of a facility of interstate commerce to
promote extortion before United States District Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach.
A Grand Jury returned the indictment on August 7, 2019.
According to court documents, Kazimirsky and the victim had
an intimate encounter at a hotel room on the Las Vegas Strip. Approximately two
months later, he and the victim planned to meet again, but they did not meet
each other. On June 27, 2019, Kazimirsky sent text messages to the victim
stating he had footage of their prior sexual encounter and he would sell the
video to a porn site if the victim did not give him $100,000 in cash. On June
28, 2019, Kazimirsky agreed to meet the victim at a hotel room to receive the
extortion money. When he arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by law
enforcement. During an interview with agents from the FBI, Kazimirsky admitted
to sending the text messages to the victim.
A jury trial is scheduled for October 7, 2019, before United
States District Judge Andrew P. Gordon. If convicted, the maximum penalty is
five years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
An indictment merely alleges that a crime has been
committed, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The case was investigated by the FBI. Assistant United
States Attorney Nicholas Dickinson is prosecuting the case.
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