Allison Coss

A Michigan couple were convicted Thursday of trying to extort $680,000 from actor John Stamos by threatening to sell old photos of him with strippers and cocaine to the tabloids unless he paid up. Allison Coss, 24, and Scott Sippola, 31, both of Marquette, were found guilty in federal court of conspiracy and using e-mail to threaten a person’s reputation – charges that could land them in prison for up to five years. Police arrested the two in a sting in December at an Upper Peninsula airport...Read Full Story

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan couple were convicted on Thursday for trying to extort $680,000 from "Full House" and "ER" actor John Stamos.Allison Coss, 24, and Scott Sippola, 31, were convicted on three counts of extortion by a jury in U.S. District Court in Marquette, Michigan.Prosecutors said Coss and Sippola, her boyfriend, had concocted an elaborate plot to extort money from Stamos by threatening to release pictures of him with strippers and cocaine.The FBI searched the couple's home...Read Full Story

Actor John Stamos can’t make it to federal court in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula next week, but he still wants to be heard. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow them to read a statement from Stamos when two people are sentenced Friday for trying to extort $680,000 from him. In July, Allison Coss and Scott Sippola were found guilty of conspiracy and using e-mail to threaten a person’s reputation. They were accused of demanding money from Stamos in exchange for turning over...Read Full Story

Are you a hardcore fan of ER episodes? If yes, then the name of John Stamos is surely not new to you, as he has played a significant part of Tony Gates in this show. Guys, today the news I am gonna deliver you is about the same star. May be you are aware of this news already, as this incident was occurred seven years back. That time also this issue came in the limelight with lots of suspects. Well, before you crawl your thoughts to remember this incident, lemme me put the entire matter in...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions and sentences of a Michigan couple who tried to extort $680,000 from "Full House" actor John Stamos. Allison Coss and Scott Sippola were convicted in 2010 of concocting an elaborate plot to extort money from Stamos by threatening to release pictures of him at a party where there were strippers and cocaine. The defendants were each sentenced to four years in prison. Coss and Sippola challenged their convictions, claiming the...Read Full Story