( CNN ) -- The gigolo former lover of Germany 's richest woman has been jailed for six years after confessing to blackmailing her and other women out of millions of dollars , a court official said Monday . Helg Sgarbi has admitted blackmailing Germany 's richest woman , Susanne Klatten . Susanne Klatten , the BMW heiress , complained to police last year that Helg Sgarbi had threatened to release pictures of them if she did not pay him nearly $ 60 million . Munich 's state prosecutor Anton Winkler said Sgarbi , who was accused of blackmailing several wealthy woman , had made a written confession which was read by his lawyer to the court . `` He confessed that he blackmailed the victims , told them untrue stories , '' Winkler told CNN . However , Sgarbi had not revealed what had happened to the estimated $ 12.5 million he had taken from his victims nor where the pictures had gone . `` It is really only half a confession . We asked him about where the money is , about accomplices and videos ... and he refused to say anything about that , '' Winkler said . Authorities said Klatten , who is married with three children , had an affair with Sgarbi . He started to ask her for money , and she paid several million at first , but when she refused to provide more he threatened to send compromising videos to her husband and the media . Klatten went to the police in January 2008 , telling them she was the victim of a fraud and blackmail . At the time , her spokesman , Joerg Appelhans , told CNN that Sgarbi 's goal had always been to con her . `` She rigorously notified authorities even in light of the uncomfortable public repercussions this would have for her , '' Appelhans said . Sgarbi 's lawyer , Egon Geis , said he was surprised by all the media attention . `` This is all because of Mrs. Klatten , take the same amount of money and any other person and no one would care . '' Sgarbi allegedly maintained relationships with a number of woman , telling them he was a special Swiss representative in crisis zones . Klatten , the daughter of the late BMW chief Herbert Quandt , holds a 12.5-percent stake in the German carmaker and a 51.1-percent share of chemical company Altana . Forbes magazine lists her as the world 's 55th richest person , with a personal fortune of $ 13.2 billion . CNN 's Fred Pleitgen contributed to this report .
Germany 's richest woman told police she was being blackmailed for millions . BMW heiress said former lover threatened to release images of them . Helg Sgarbi 's admits trying to blackmail BMW heiress and others .