This leads nicely into a story I’ve been researching for several weeks.  It’s about a gay porn star who was blackmailing a former “client”.  The porn star in question is Teofil Brank, whose film name is Jarec Wentworth.  Allegedly, Brank was threatening to disclose damaging information about his wealthy client.  On February 16 and 17, the client wired him $500K and gave him his Audi R8 worth $180K.  But that wasn’t enough for Brank.  Oh no, he got greedy.  On March 3, he sent more demands via text message.  “I want a condo here in LA.  Bachelor pad.  You have a taste I like. 2 bed Max.  Prefer one [He’s not THAT greedy].  I want 300,000 cash.”  Then he dropped the condo idea.  He’d settle for $1 million in cash and the car’s title.

At that point, the victim went to the FBI – accompanied by an attorney.  A sting was setup where Brank was going to meet the guy at The Grove to pick up the cash and the title.  Then the place was changed to a Starbucks in El Segundo…much more discrete.  And that’s when FBI agents arrested him.  The feds noticed someone watching from a Ford hatchback.  That was Etienne Yim, a friend that Brank asked for a ride (because, apparently, he didn’t want to bring the Audi to El Segundo).  Brank also asked Yim to bring along a gun – a loaded.357 Magnum with six extra rounds of ammunition.  Once the FBI found that, Yim sang like a canary.  He told them where the Audi was parked, where Brank had deposited the money, and about their plan to fly to Europe.  Brank has been denied bail and is considered a flight risk – even though all his money and accounts have been seized.  If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.  On the positive side, he might find his soul mate.  Or at the very least, his cell mate.

In an interesting twist, Brank’s lawyer pointed out that the “victim” may have had sexual encounters with underage individuals, which would be a criminal act.  In one of his text messages, Brank refers to procuring boys for the “victim”.  Given these circumstances, the judge ruled that the man could be identified publicly.  Alas, he’s not a famous actor or a billionaire with name recognition.  He’s Donald Burns, co -founder and chairman of MagicJack.  Although Don appears to have a significant other, he’s also been seen squiring Sean Cody model Ashton – aka MacKinzie Amadon.  The twosome have been photographed at some pretty high profile (and private) events.  While this story continues to develop, you can check out the boys in question on BillyMasters.com.