A professional actor is among 3 people who pleaded guilty to an extortion plot aimed at getting the former owner of a Brooklyn pizzeria to hand over nearly $200,000, authorities said.
Fake 'mobsters' admit trying to shake down former Brooklyn pizzeria owner for nearly $200K
Douglas Singer, 54, Leroy Wilson, 47, and Marianne Wood, 61, pleaded guilty to an extortion conspiracy in which they posed as fake"mobsters" in order to intimidate the former business owner, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said in a press release. The plot started after the unidentified victim sold Singer a pizzeria business in 2018 in a building the victim continued to own, the press release said.Wood demanded the owner pay an organization handling Singer's business $198,000, alleging the costs were incurred through various expenses such as the price of the pizzeria, equipment and renovations, and alleged operating losses.
Wilson, an actor who goes by Roy James Wilson professionally, was recruited to pose as a bodyguard. He"leaned forward toward the owner during the threatening conversation, revealing a pistol holstered at the hip," the release said.
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