CEO Shakedown Scheme Ends in Guilty Plea for New York City Woman

A New York City woman admitted she tried to blackmail the chief executive officer of a publicly traded company and other wealthy, high-profile men by threatening to reveal sexually explicit photographs and communications with them.

Sakoya Blackwood, 34, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of cyberstalking before US District Judge Jesse Furman as part of a plea agreement with Manhattan federal prosecutors.

Neither the CEO, his company nor the other victims were identified in court filings or at the hearing Tuesday.

“I knew what I did was wrong, and I am deeply sorry,” Blackwood, a Bronx resident, said in court. ...