Why Charlie Adelson's Extortion Story Fell Apart in Three Hours

"Do extortionists send a girlfriend of the victim to get the money?" That's what prosecutor Georgia Cappleman asked after Charlie Adelson told a jury he'd been shaken down by hitmen. His defense: a layaway plan — three thousand a month through the family dental office, in checks his mother signed, with cash she allegedly washed before handing it off. A periodontist with more than eight million in family accounts, paying for alleged extortion like it was a dental plan.The jury took three hours. Guilty on all counts — murder, conspiracy, solicitation. Charlie mouthed the word "No" and dropped his head to t...