Two get year in jail for extortion

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Ex-NHL Player Gets Jail Term
Published 8/21/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... Hutson said the DePalmas had coached Knight’s teenaged son in a hockey league and had offered to train him in Russia a few years ago—a trip that never happened. Faced with financial problems, the DePalmas—both admitted substance abusers—concocted a story that the “Russian Mafia” was angry at Knight and unless he came up with $1 million, he and his family would be killed by “an assassin already on his way.” read on

Two get year in jail for extortion
Published 8/21/2008 by chuqui at Two for Elbowing
... Two get year in jail for extortion: A former NHL player and his brother were sentenced on Wednesday to one year in jail and three years of probation in connection with the attempted extortion of an Oakland County attorney. John DePalma, 44, of Brownstown Township, and Lawrence "Larry" DePalma In the "REALLY Ex-Shark" sighting category... Larry DePalma played for the sharks in the early, cow palace years, never more than a bit player on a team full of bit players. And now he's going to go to jail for a while.... 20 ...

Ex-NHLer Sent Up The Frozen River For Extortion
Published 8/21/2008 by The Duke at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... from a parent of a junior hockey player he coached: He and his brother were each sentenced on Wednesday to one year in jail after pleading no contest to attempted extortion. Which goes to show that while success in sports may not always translate to other fields, being a lousy athlete might lead to you becoming a lousy criminal as well. ...