NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison ... tried the scam on other high-profile criminal defendants, including the actor Danny Masterson, but convinced no one. Medina ...

Hector Medina pleaded guilty to attempting to extract money from high-profile criminal defendants by promising them he could get their charges dropped.

A Texas man was sentenced to a year and a half ... on other high-profile criminal defendants, including the actor Danny Masterson, but convinced no one. Medina's attorney, Joseph Veith, said ...