Wynn, lawyer sic feds on sexual misconduct victim over extortion claims

A lawyer for Steve Wynn has reported one of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct to the FBI, claiming the victim tried to extort the beleaguered one-time King of Las Vegas despite receiving a settlement more than a decade ago, new court documents showed.

In the filings received by a Las Vegas state court in early March, the lawyer disclosed that he and Wynn sought the help of the federal agency in February to investigate the woman who allegedly tried “to extort [Wynn] by threatening to go public with details” from the settlement that happened in December 2006, the Associated Press reported on Monday.

According to Wynn’s legal representatives, the “former Wynn employee” contacted the lawyer who represented Wynn in the settlement in January, right after the Wall Street Journal report came out. In her emails, the woman informed the lawyer that of her intention “to reveal the details of the settlement publicly” on the belief that “telling her story would be a good thing,” even though she signed a non-disclosure agreement.

The woman’s emails did not ask for money, but Wynn lawyer Donald Campbell told the court they “clearly evidenced that she was engaged in an effort to ‘shakedown’” the embattled casino mogul, prompting them to seek help from the federal investigators.