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This FBI file concerns a 2003 joint investigation by the FBI and Los Angeles Sheriff's Department into an alleged scheme targeting the accuser in Kobe Bryant's Colorado sexual-assault case. The records state that a man sent Bryant a letter offering to make the case go away for a fee, then allegedly discussed influencing or killing the witness for $3 million. The released material includes case-initiation memoranda, FD-302 witness interviews, a request for foreign criminal-history checks through FBI legal attaché offices, and leads involving a gym and telephone contacts. The documents are dated September and October 2003 and show the suspect was arrested while allegedly attempting to collect an initial $1 million payment.

FBI file number: 281H-LA-235381 | Documents span: 2003 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Kobe Bryant
Subjects: solicitation to commit murder, witness threats, sexual assault case, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, FBI investigation

See also: Kobe Bryant Criminal Case in Eagle County, Colorado