Legal News

Gay Porn Star/Escort Convicted of Extorting Wealthy Client
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Teofil Brank

Summary: A porn star that also worked as an escort attempted to extort millions from a wealthy businessman to keep quiet about their encounters.

A gay porn star/escort has been convicted by a federal jury of extortion. Teofil Brank, 25, extorted $500,000 and a fancy car from business tycoon Donald Burns, 51. The U.S. District Court panel in Los Angeles deliberated for two hours before passing out the guilty verdict on six felony counts.

  
What
Where


Burns paid Brank the hush money after Brank threatened to expose to the public their paid sexual encounters. Burns has waterfront estates in Nantucket, La Jolla, and Palm Beach.  Brank will now face up to 53 years in prison.

According to the court records, Brank threatened to use Twitter to post incriminating photos of Burns and “embarrassing information” unless he received the demanded money. Burns wired him $500,000 from his Goldman Sachs account into the porn star’s bank account. He also gave Brank aka Jarec Wentworth his Audi R8, which is valued at $180,000.

Brank then demanded an additional $1 million and an L.A. condo to stay silent. It was then that Burns went to the FBI.

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!




Burns admitted during trial to paying several porn stars for sex. He also stated that he has paid some men referral fees after they introduced him to other sex partners. He explained his actions to the jury “as a way to have sexual contact without commitment and I had the resources to do it.”

One escort that Burns had contact with, Justin Griggs, testified in court that he flew him and other guy out to his Palm Beach and Nantucket homes to “just hang out, surf, grill, go to dinner, and then we would have sex, group sex.”



Burns made his money in 1997 when he sold a telecommunications firm he co-founded. He now chairs the board of Magicjack Vocaltec Ltd.

How long do you think Brank will spend behind bars? Tell us in the comments below.

To learn more about other escorts in the news, read these articles:

Photo: southfloridagaynews.com



 

RELEVANT JOBS

Associate Attorney

USA-PA-Exton

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY McKenna Snyder LLC, a law firm in Exton, PA has an immediate opening for an ex...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Sturgis

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Coldwater

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Deputy General Counsel / Senior Deputy General Counsel

USA-CA-Sacramento

Cal Cities Culture and Mission Cal Cities is dedicated to creating a collaborative and inclusive ...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with ...

Apply Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-Carlsbad

Carlsbad office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with 4-...

Apply Now

Education Law and Public Entity Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law and public ent...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top