RG3 Becomes Recent Target of Extortion

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Robert Griffin III hasn't even played is first game of the NFL and he already has people out to sabotage him and extort him for money.

Ex Baylor athlete Richard Hurd, who played basketball for Baylor from 2004-2007, was arrested Friday in Waco, Texas for attempting to extort money from RG3 and was released early yesterday.  According to the affidavit Hurd attempted to intimidate a St. Louis representative B.D. for money.  The St. Louis representative identified in affidavit as B.D. stood for Griffin's agent Ben Dogra.  The affidavit stated that Hurd informed that he had inappropriate information, which has been identified as videos and photos, on a client of Dogra and he intended to release that information to the media to damage and injure the image and reputation of Dogra's client not unless the client delivered Hurd a substantial sum of money.  Hurd met with Dogra and signed a non-disclosure agreement, handed over the inappropriate information and was given a check for the amount of money requested.  An undercover FBI agent was on hand and Hurd was arrested shortly after the meeting.  Hurd was released Monday after posting $25,000 bond.

There are currently no pending court dates in this case.  Let this be a note ladies and gents be careful what information may be out there about you because there are vultures that are waiting to bring you down in the name of money especially once you become famous.  Keep it classy.