TRAVOLTA EXTORTION SUSPECT BEGS FOR MONEY
The man charged with conspiring to extort $25 million (=C2=A317.2 million= ) from JOHN TRAVOLTA following the death of the star’s son has appealed f= or help to pay his legal fees - because he has been unable to work since = the case began.
Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, along with former Bahamas senator Pleasan= t Bridgewater, is said to have demanded the cash from the actor and his w= ife Kelly Preston after their 16-year-old son Jett suffered a fatal seizu= re at the family’s holiday home in January 2009.
The allegations centre around a Refusal of Treatment/Transportation for= m, signed by Travolta, which the suspects allegedly threatened to release= to the media.
In October (09), a mistrial was declared after a jury member reportedly= leaked the verdict to politicians, and a retrial has since been set for = September (10).
Outside of court on Wednesday (27Jan10), Lighthouse revealed he hasn’t = worked since the allegations were made against him.
He made an open appeal for help paying his legal fees, insisting he’s s= truggling to support his family and his home has gone into foreclosure.
He tells TMZ.com, "Financially I haven’t worked for a year now, since t= his case started. Everything has backed up now - my house is in foreclosu= re.
"My kids, it’s hurting everybody and I’m appealing to the general publi= c for some financial assistance to assist me with my attorney fees." (CL/=
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