| 词条 | 2007 royal blackmail plot |
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The 2007 royal blackmail plot was a UK scandal in which two men attempted to blackmail a relation of the British Royal Family. The relative of the royal family was alleged to have been involved in activities involving drug taking, and performing sexual activity on a male aide.[1] Buckingham Palace refused to comment on the situation after The Sunday Times reported the story on 28 October 2007.[2][3] A spokesperson for the palace only stated that it was a police matter and that Scotland Yard was investigating.[3]The two defendants in the case were named as Sean McGuigan and Paul Aðalsteinsson.[4] McGuigan, a recovering alcoholic, had previous criminal convictions and was originally from Ireland with republican connections. He was released from prison under the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.[5][6] Aðalsteinsson held an Icelandic passport.[7] Both men were arrested on 11 September 2007 charged under the Theft Act 1968 and was held in custody in Belmarsh Prison.[9] They first applied for bail on 2 November, but this was refused.[8] An appeal was also turned down on 8 December.[8] They pleaded not guilty at the pre-trial hearing on 20 December 2007; the trial began on 14 April 2008.[9] Both men were convicted on 2 May 2008 sentenced to five years in prison.[10] It was the first case of royal blackmail for more than a century, but the expensive trial was described as an "overreaction".[6] The trial was branded a "a joke" and "a farce". Ronald Thwaites QC, described the evidence against the defendants as "insubstantial, insignificant, and incomplete," saying that, "you cannot convict people on evidence as poor as this."[11] Police had obtained £50,000 in cash from public funds which was being held nearby by a "money man" to "flash" at the men should they make a demand for it, a demand which apparently never came, the court was told. The pair were arrested in a sting operation at a London hotel by undercover police officers from the Metropolitan police's counter-terrorism unit.[6] Aðalsteinsson who was Icelandic[7] - also used the names Paul Stein, Charles Goldstein[4] was appealing the conviction until he was found dead at his flat in South Kensington, West London[12] on Christmas Eve in 2016 as reported by The Sun on 2 March 2017.[13] A public inquest[4] into Aðalsteinsson's death on 30 June 2017 heard he became a recreational drug user, developed an alcohol dependency issue and latterly became addicted to prescription drugs due to the amputation of a leg. He was found collapsed on Christmas Eve 2016 after suffering respiratory failure brought on by multi-drug poisoning.[4][12] {{cns|date=February 2018|The whereabouts of the other defendant in the case, Sean McGuigan, is not known.}}Notes1. ^{{cite news|title=British royal blackmail |publisher=CBS News |date=2007-10-28 |url=http://www.webcastr.com/videos/whats-hot/british-royal-blackmail.html |accessdate=3 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506131640/http://www.webcastr.com/videos/whats-hot/british-royal-blackmail.html |archivedate=6 May 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7065942.stm|title=Royal 'targeted by blackmailers'|accessdate=2007-12-08|author=|date=28 October 2007|publisher=BBC| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080726210049/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7065942.stm| archivedate=July 26, 2008| deadurl= no}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1418680 |title=Royal blackmail plot uncovered |accessdate=2007-10-28|author=tvnz |date=2007-10-28 |format=article |publisher=tvnz| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071030045012/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1418680| archivedate= 30 October 2007 | deadurl= no}} 4. ^1 2 3 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3922273/playboy-at-centre-of-royal-family-gay-sex-blackmail-plot-killed-himself-with-a-lethal-cocktail-of-drugs/ 5. ^http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-09-12/news/9809120125_1_prisoners-early-releases-ulster-volunteer-force 6. ^1 2 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/1921105/Royal-blackmail-plotters-jailed-for-five-years.html 7. ^1 https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2008/01/11/looking-back/ 8. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7132916.stm|title=No bail for royal 'blackmail' man |accessdate=2007-12-08|author=|date=7 December 2007|publisher=BBC| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071209073659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7132916.stm| archivedate= 9 December 2007 | deadurl= no}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=2 Men Deny Royal Blackmail Attempt|publisher=The Associated Press|date=20 December 2007|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0P9lyc8yBYIywP5G8Ol_sVBZ6yQD8TL6ECO0|accessdate=3 May 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 10. ^BBC News report 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/may/01/monarchy.royalsandthemedia|first1=James|last1=Orr|date=2008-05-01|access-date=2015-09-20|title=Royal blackmail case is a farce, jury told |publisher=The Guardian}} 12. ^1 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/30/socialite-tried-blackmail-royal-family-killed-inquest-hears/ 13. ^{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Wright |date=2 March 2017 |title=Man who tried to blackmail Royal Family member over gay sex claim found dead |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/man-who-tried-blackmail-royal-family-member-over-gay-sex-claim-found-dead-1609456 |website=International Business Times |accessdate=2 April 2017 }} 6 : British monarchy|Blackmail|Scandals in the United Kingdom|2007 crimes in the United Kingdom|Royal scandals|2007 scandals |
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