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associate attorney's office located near my desk. I overhead
Mr. Rothman tell Dr. Chandler that they needed to meet over
the weekend and talk before speaking to the investigator to
make sure their stories were the same. Mr. Rothman reiter-
ated to Dr. Chandler that they needed to make sure they were
both saying the same thing. Mr. Rothman insisted that Dr.
Chandler meet with him over the weekend before the meeting
with the investigator which was to take place, I believe it was
that coming Monday. After hearing Mr. Rothman make this
statement to Dr. Chandler, there was no question in my mind
that Michael Jackson was the innocent victim of an elaborate
extortion scheme.
Although the extortion investigation did not generate the
same media attention as the child molestation allegations did,
underneath the surface, Mr. Rothman and Dr. Chandler were
sweating bullets. Mr. Rothman began to let his guard down
and was not being as careful as he had previously been. It ap-
peared as if he was starting to lose control of his temper.
The media, on the other hand, did not give the extortion
charges the same intensity, air time, and news attention as it
did the child molestation allegations. The investigation of the
extortion charges was not handled in the same manner as the
child molestation allegations. No witnesses were subpoenaed...
at least it wasn't reported. There was no attention given as to
whether or not search warrants were issued to search Dr.
Chandler's and Mr. Rothman's home and office. They did not
travel out of the country to investigate the extortion charges.
All they did was investigate locally. Had the investigation of
the extortion charges been as thorough as it was for the child
molestation allegations, I would not be writing this book, giv-
ing the public information that should have already been re-
ported.

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