The Continuing Adventures Of Jarec Wentworth, Failed Extortionist

It's been a while since we've heard about the legal troubles of Teofil Brank, aka Jarec Wentworth. Wentworth's scenes for Men.com have been dumped out like a going out of business sale since his March arrest, but beyond that, it's been quiet. Until now. Now he will have his day in court, or several of them, beginning July 7.

According to XBIZ (link below), Wentworth and his court appointed legal team is going to spend the next six weeks hunkering down and going over all the facts.

The July 7 proposed trial date is partly necessary so that Wentworth’s public defenders can research and discuss with the gay porn star new counts in a first superseding indictment recently issued by prosecutors, as well as fivepretrial motions on the court docket.

Additional time also is needed because one of his two public defenders is scheduled to report for jury duty in the middle of June.

Wentworth, meanwhile, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles without bail.

Nothing says half-assed defense team quite like "one of my lawyers is serving jury duty." As far as the prosecution goes, they're biding their time because they're allegedly sitting on a mountain of evidence.

According to court records, prosecutors so far have produced discovery to the defense, including 3,423 pages of written reports and records, five audio recordings, three video recordings and two discs containing cellphone digital files.

The prosecutors’ case is largely built on the numerous text messages found on mobile phones of Wentworth and D.B., as well as testimony from a law enforcement agent about the extraction of evidence from defendant’s phone; telephone audio recordings; and bank records.

As for the plaintiff, the elusive D.B. who I was at one point convinced was Kevin Spacey's producing partner Dana Brunetti, but is apparently Magic Jack CEO Donald Burns.

D.B., purportedly Magic Jack exec Donald Burns, asked for the FBI to get involved in the alleged extortion after he was initially fleeced out of $500,000 and the Audi. Wentworth allegedly later increased his demands to D.B., asking for $1 million in cash, a motorcycle and a two-bedroom condo in Los Angeles.

As days went by, FBI agents, who acted as D.B.'s associates, arranged a meeting with Wentworth at an El Segundo, Calif., Starbucks to hand over cash and title to the Audi.  Wentworth later was arrested and placed in handcuffs by FBI agents, who later found a gun and ammunition in a backpack in his car.

Wentworth faces seven counts under the first superseding indictment, including transmitting threatening communications with intent to extort; extortion and attempted extortion affecting interstate commerce by nonviolent threat; receiving proceeds of extortion; use of an interstate facility to facilitate an unlawful activity; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

There is so much to love about this story, and of course, we'll keep you up to date on the latest as it comes in.

Via XBIZ