Moss's agent, Tim DiPiero, clearly livid at McGill's assertion, stated in an e-mail that he contacted the FBI and US attorney's office in Moss's home state of West Virginia last week alleging that McGill was trying to "shake down" Moss. DiPiero said McGill threatened that Washington had "lots of dirt" on Moss and might reveal it unless Moss paid her an amount with "six figures."
"I want the US attorney's offices in Miami and Charleston [W.Va.], the prosecuting attorney of Dade County, and the Florida State Bar, whoever has jurisdiction over Mr. McGill's conduct, to know that I am ready to meet with any and all of them and to testify regarding the blatant threats and attempts to extort money from my client," DiPiero's e-mail stated.
DiPiero, who said McGill initially contacted him Jan. 9, asserted that the Miami-based lawyer eventually insisted he wanted "$500,000, take it or leave it," to stop him from taking legal action against Moss.
McGill, who did not respond to numerous requests for comment, said in a prepared statement that Washington "has been unfairly characterized as someone simply seeking financial gain."
The dispute stems from an incident Jan. 6 at Washington's apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. While Washington and McGill have yet to disclose the nature of her injuries or how they occurred, Moss's lawyer, Richard A. Sharpstein, said Washington suffered no worse than "a minor soft-tissue injury to a finger."
DiPiero said he told McGill he understood the injury occurred because of "a horseplay-type accident." He informed McGill that Moss was sorry about the injury and would pay for her medical bills as well as her pain and suffering, preferably through his homeowners insurance.
"[McGill] said he was not interested in insurance or what her injuries were," DiPiero said. "He said he was evaluating her claim based on what Randy stood to lose."
DiPiero said McGill "threatened that Randy would suffer [the loss of] large amounts of money in future salaries and endorsements and what he claimed would be game suspensions. He also threatened that his client had lots of dirt on him."
