There’s a “Law & Order” episode in the story of a Bloomington man’s suicide after being blackmailed into a $500,000 pay-out to avoid dirty pictures of him with a prostitute going public. The PiPress’ Dave Hanners files the story. “Bloomington police say the scheme unraveled when the extortion target, Daniel Leo Kreye, 57, took his life May 10. The married father of two left a note that read, ‘I am being extorted over $500,000. Best for my family and friends.’ ” He continues, “When Bloomington police Detective Kim Jones-O’Brien went to Kreye’s home to notify his family, the man’s wife told her she had gotten ’suspicious’ calls earlier in the day from a man who had claimed Kreye had missed a business meeting. A man calling himself ‘Trevor’ also visited the house that day, claiming to have a meeting with Kreye. The widow told the detective the calls and visit were suspicious because ‘there had never been calls placed or v …
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