Suspected ‘hacker’ who demanded $1 million in Bitcoins from Mitt Romney caught and charged

A Tennessee man has been charged over a high-profile extortion and wire fraud scam involving former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns.

Michael Mancil Brown, 34, of Franklin, Tennessee faces six counts of wire fraud and six counts of extortion over his alleged involvement in a plot to blackmail Romney with threats to expose his tax records during last year’s presidential campaign.