John Stamos Extortion Attempt

Actor John Stamos is confirming he was a victim to an attempted extortion plot. The Full House star says he was blackmailed for $680,000 by a man and women threatening to sell tabloid photos that were simply of Stamos posing with fans. People.com reports that the alleged extortionists were arrested last week in a FBI sting operation. The FBI then raided the home of Allison Coss, 23, and Scott Sippola, 30, of Marquette, Michigan, and found three photos of Stamos, a piece of paper with Stamos’s personal cell phone number on it, and a list of three tabloid magazines with contact numbers for each. Matt Polk, a rep for the actor, gave this statement, “John Stamos was the target of an extortion attempt. The U.S. Attorney and the FBI handled the investigation swiftly and with great expertise. The photos in question are photos of John posing with fans. At the conclusion of the investigation and hearing, the photos will be available and the public will be able to see that the photos are simply John posing with fans.”

 The suspects have posted bond and the investigation remains pending.

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