A stripper 's father has been accused of extorting nearly $ 3million from a businessman who paid to have a threesome with his daughter and her cousin who he said was underage . Terry Tackett , 52 , allegedly demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi , 61 , from Detroit , Michigan , after learning about the sexual encounters he had with Jessica Tackett , 25 . According to federal prosecutors Jessica met Mr Vagnozzi at a strip club in 2008 , where she was working as a topless dancer to help support her family . The pair then started a relationship where he would pay for sex , court documents have revealed . Scroll down for court documents . Affair : Jessica Tackett , 25 , started working at a Detroit strip club to help support her family . She met businessman Paul Vagnozzi in the summer of 2008 and they started a sexual relationship . Threats : Terry Tackett , 52 , demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi , after he discovered he had a threesome with his daughter and her cousin . Tackett told Vagnozzi she was underage . That summer , according to court documents seen by The Detroit News , he paid to have a threesome with Jessica 's cousin . Her father found out about the illicit encounter in October and threatened Mr Vagnozzi - saying the girl was underage and that he would tell the police unless he was paid . Tackett also said he would get his 'mafia ' friends at the Jokers Motorcycle Club to beat him up if the hush money stopped . The document filed in the United States District Court in Michigan stated he first handed Tackett $ 30,000 . Two months later Mr Vagnozzi asked the family to confirm in writing they would not tell the police and asked them to stop demanding cash . Case : Tackett is free on $ 10,000 unsecured bond but faces up to five years in federal prison and $ 250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . They then sent him a letter demanding more installments of $ 30,000 . According to the documents in one month , Mr Vagnozzi gave Terry Tackett $ 1.15 million in checks , . The flow of money , which stopped in 2012 , funded Tackett 's lavish lifestyle , including a home in Romulus , Michigan , six Harley-Davidson motorcycles , muscle cars , Jet Skis and expensive gifts for his stripper girlfriends . The indictment also mentions that Jessica and her mother , Kimberly , 53 , also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman as part of the alleged extortion scheme . West Bloomfield Township police in Michigan told The Detroit News that the phony rape complaint was filed against Vagnozzi . Tackett is now facing 119 federal charges in relation to the scheme - conspiracy to obstruct justice , tax evasion , money laundering and banking crimes . If convicted , he could be jailed for up to 20 years . The indictment also mentions that Jessica Tackett and her mother , Kimberly ( pictured ) , also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman victimized in the alleged extortion scheme . Jessica Tackett is free on $ 10,000 unsecured bond , but she and her mother face up to five years in federal prison and $ 250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . Raymond Cassar , Mr Vagnozzi 's lawyer , thanked the U.S. Attorney 's Office for bringing the 'group to justice . ' In a statement to the Detroit News , he said : 'My client is a good man who was the victim of a lengthy extortion plot by a group of individuals that conspired to take as much money from him as they possibly could over a lengthy period of time . ' Mr Vagnozzi is not on the indictment because he is considered a victim . He has not been charged in relation to having sex with the cousin who Tackett claims is underaged . Tackett Indictment uploaded by DailyMail.com .
Terry Tackett , 52 , demanded money from businessman Paul Vagnozzi , 61 . He is now facing 119 federal counts in relation to the extortion scheme . Found out he was having sex with his daughter Jessica , 25 . She was working in a Detroit strip club to help support her family . Tackett threatened Mr Vagnozzi when he found about the illicit threesome . Then began receiving regular payments into his bank account . Jessica and her mother also made a phony rape claim against Vagnozzi .