Prosecutors to meet with Bezos in extortion probe


  • TECH
  • Friday, 12 Apr 2019

NEW YORK: Federal prosecutors in New York are planning to meet with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about his allegations that the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him with help from Saudi Arabia, a person familiar with the plans said April 11. 

The billionaire will meet with prosecutors in the coming days as part of an inquiry into claims that the Saudi government hacked his phone and obtained private information that ended up in the tabloid's possession, the person told The Associated Press. The person was not authorised to discuss the meeting and spoke on the condition of anonymity. 

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