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   >>> now to an alleged extortion plot targeting supermodel cindy crawford and her family. beverly white of knbc, our nbc station in los angeles , has details.

   >> reporter: as one of the world's most photographed women, former supermodel cindy crawford is accustomed to being the center of attention, but today, after an extortion attempt allegedly staged by an acquaintance to their former nanny, crawford and her entrepreneur husband randy gerber are in close contact with federal and international law enforcement. extortion charges and an arrest warrant just filed in u.s. district court against a man named edis kayalar , who according to the affidavit, sought $100,000 from crawford and gerber in exchange for not releasing a photo of they are 7-year-old daughter to the tabloids. according to the affidavit, it depicts the unnamed child wearing shorts and a t-shirt and bound and gagged . the former nanny admits the photo was taken as a prank and apologized. last july kayalar first contacted crawford and gerber about the photo, claiming he took it from the nanny while she was sleeping. the l.a. sheriff's department was contacted. kayalar gave gerber a copy of the photo and gerber gave him $1,000. kayalar was found to be in the country illy and was deported in january. from there, the extortion attempts continued via phone calls and e-mails, kayalar claiming to still have the photo and in need of a lot more money, preferably euros. the e-mails were traced to germany. their spokes says " randy gerber and cindy crawford intend to pursue any and all available legal action against anyone who aids the perpetrator in the distinction or sale of the photograph of their daughter."

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