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Man Found Guilty of Extorting Beanie Wells from Botched Drug Deal

Related Topics: Beanie Wells, Extortion

Franklin Conley was found guilty Monday of trying to extort former Ohio State and NFL running back Beanie Wells following a failed drug deal reportedly involving Wells' brother.

Eric Heisig of Cleveland.com reported a jury convicted Conley of "Hobbs Act extortion, three counts use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug offense and one count interstate communication with intent to extort."

More to follow.