Bizarre tale of extortion of Blackstone exec

Stuart Ross and his good friend Stuart Jackson, both in their 70s, were arrested in a sting operation at the Union League Club in Manhattan. They were accused of trying to extort millions from a Blackstone Group managing director, David Blitzer. The bizarre part is that Ross is Blitzer's father-in-law. Prosecutor say Ross made repeated "threats to ruin Blitzer's life, personally and professionally, unless" he was paid. Ross says the real issue is his request to have visitation rights with his grandchildren. He apparently demanded money to stop his requests. Ross is estranged from Blitzer's wife. Meanwhile, Blitzer has sued Ross for $11 million, charging him with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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- here's the North Country Gazette article