Chef busted in gay extortion scheme

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An executive chef from Alexandria has been charged in a plot to blackmail a Detroit businessman by threatening to release photos of the man having gay sex, according to a charging documents filed in Michigan.

Shawn Lightfoot, 46, who claims to have studied under some of Washington’s renowned chefs, has been charged with extortion and is scheduled to be extradited to Michigan for a June 17 hearing.

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