Herbert Alex Simpson

Philadelphia resident Herbert Alex Simpson was arrested on August 14, 2008, and charged with mailing threatening communications to New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. Simpson confessed to setting up an extortion attempt against Coughlin while being interviewed by the FBI.

Fast Facts

1. Simpson could face a $250,000 fine and 2 years in prison¹
2. Coughlin received two threatening letters from Simpson
3. In the letters, "ND" and "AB" ask for $10,000-$15,000 each
4. Coughlin had been given until August 6 to pay
5. Letters stated the liason happened while the Giants were in Philadelphia in December, 2007

Letters to Coughlin

Simpson allegedly wrote that he would "expose" a sexual tryst between the coach and two women, identified only as "ND" and "AB," to Coughlin's wife and family. It is believed that Simpson hoped to frame "ND" and "AB," with whom he worked, for the blackmail attempt.²

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