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Tim Tebow’s father victim of extortion, arrests made in undercover sting
Two people were arrested and charged with attempting to extort $120,000 from a man named R.T., believed to be the father of Tim Tebow.
“On June 9, 2022, the suspects returned, and Cafiero performed another treatment. Cafiero then informed the victim that if he wished to continue, he would need to pay $7,500 which would include regular treatments for the year. The victim agreed and his wife (P.T.), who was present for both treatments, gave Cafiero a personal check for the amount.”
(P.T.) are the same initials of Robert Tebow’s wife, Pamela Tebow.
“Over the next several months the victim attempted to contact Cafiero, but she continued to give excuses as to why she could not meet with the victim. During their text message conversations, the victim began asking what he should do until his next treatment and Cafiero instructed him to [State Attorney’s Office redaction]. These messages continued and in late September 2022, the victim stated Cafiero told him to send her videos [State Attorney’s Office redaction] that she could see if there was any progress. The victim agreed and over the following days sent several videos [State Attorney’s Office redaction]. The victim advised after sending the videos he did not hear back from Cafiero until on October 25, 2022, when Diego Alves Marciano Kosiniuk contacted him and began threatening that if the victim did not pay him $120,000, he would release the videos the victim sent. The victim advised he pled with the suspect who eventually agreed to lower the amount and texted him bank account and routing numbers. The victim did not send the money and after speaking with friends, contacted the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
“Your affiant was assigned to investigate the incident and with the assistance of [Undercover redaction] began communicating with the suspects via phone. [Undercover redaction] posed as the victim’s son and started negotiating with Diego Alves Marciano Kosiniuk about deleting the videos of the victim. During the conversation, the suspect was demanding $120,000 but agreed to accept $21,615 for the videos. [Undercover redaction] then spoke with Cafiero who also agreed to accept payment for deleting the videos. Ultimately the suspects called back and declined to meet stating that they were going to erase the videos. Your affiant’s investigation confirmed that the banking information given to the victim belonged to Cafiero, along with the phone number that called the victim. The victim’s wife also positively identified the suspects through photographs.”
A source told Becker the undercover investigator who posed as a son of Robert Tebow did not identify himself as Tim Tebow, who is one of three brothers.
