A Flagler County woman accused of extorting the father of University of Florida football legend Tim Tebow has pleaded guilty to a lesser felony charge of third-degree grand theft.
Laura Alves Marciano, 37, appeared before Judge Mark Borello in Duval County Court Wednesday morning. Marciano was sentenced to three years of probation with 20 days of time served in the Duval County Jail and ordered to pay $7,500 in restitution among other conditions of the plea agreement with the State Attorney’s Office. She could have faced up to 15-years in prison on the extortion charge and five-years of third-degree grand theft.
The sentencing hearing wasn’t without drama as Marciano was reprimanded several times by Judge Borello:Action New Jax Investigator Ben Becker first reported in March that Marciano and her husband were arrested as part of an under-cover sting operation.Marciano and her husband were accused of trying to extort $120,000 from a man with the initials R.T. Multiple law enforcement sources tell Becker R.T.
At that time, a black Mercedes drove up and Marciano jumped in and slammed the door as the car drove off.Action News Jax isn’t reporting the nature of the treatment to protect Tebow’s privacy. The arrest warrant went on to say in late September 2022, she told Tebow to “…send her videos…” that she could see if there was any progress.On October 25, 2022, her husband contacted Tebow and “…began threatening…” that if he did not pay him $120,000 that he would “…release the videos”.
As part of the plea deal, Marciano is not allowed to make social media posts or conduct interviews. The case for her husband Diego Alves Marciano Kosiniuk, 35, is still unresolved.Family of fishermen missing off Brunswick coast say they’ll keep searching if Coast Guard stopsFlorida places Morningstar Inc. on list of ‘scrutinized companies’ over alleged Israel boycott
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