Witness claims extortion attempts via website contact with Rebecca Roberts and unnamed associate

_ Fretuy Ricu ATTERSON A: No. I took note of names, but not really notes of the sub- stance, no. Q: Have you ever made notes with regard to the substance of any communications that you allegedly had with Rebecca ty phone conversations [you had] sisi or Michael? A: I didn’t “allegedly” have these conversations. I had these con- tween six and ten, maybe closer | versations. And I don’t recall taking notes of those conversa- : 5 . s] she called me, and after I got tions. number of times. e? e from hers, but again. 10:44 a.m. Q: How many phone calls did you have with this person Rebecca seach, in the Palm Beach area. They Roberts since she was a young child. to any of these phone conversa- Michael, and you? before she informed you as to the reason why she was call- ing you? She informed me the first time. : The very first conversation. Yes. : How many phone calls was it before she asked you for money? _ 7 She never asked me for money. ation occur? cific information about that. But it i e story was in the newspapers, she © ire story to me and related to me Orroroo eS : How many phone calls was it before her husband asked you for money? > : Iwas never asked for money, ever. OQ : Do you know how it is that these people knew how to con- tact you? ve extortion plot. A: They told me they went to my website and got my number | and left a message for me to call. Yeah, that’s what happened. Oh, no; they sent me—they went on my website and sent me us notes of those phone conver an e-mail and asked me—and the e-mail had a blank name neo 3 A but a way to respond. And so I responded with my phone 257 256 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022154