It almost sounds like it could be related to Patrick Byrne's crypto company tZero. I gotta look into that.
Michael Hlady & Attorney Steven Nerayoff were arrested & charged with extortion of a startup crypto company in Seattle.
Steven Nerayoff was a former paid advisor to Overstock’s tZero!
coindesk.com/doj-brings-ext…
deepcapture.com/2019/09/a-mess…