California: Former NBA star-and current Golden State Warriors head coach--Mark Jackson was the target of a recent extortion plot allegedly hatched by an ex-stripper with whom he carried on an extramarital affair and shared photos of his genitalia.Feds busted a stripper for allegedly extorting Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson with nude photos of the married hoops figure, court records revealed today.
One-time New York jiggler Alexis Adams, 28, and accused accomplice Marcus Shaw, 40, were named the federal complaint filed in Northern California.
Adams, who now lives in Atlanta, allegedly had steamy affair with the former St. John’s and Knicks star Jackson six years ago and then demanded hush money to keep photos from “vultures in the media,” according to the complaint, which was first reported by TheSmokingGun.com.
Jackson, a married dad with four kids, just completed his first season as coach of the Oakland basketball team and went 24-43.
“I recognize the extremely poor judgment that I used both in having an affair six years ago — including the embarrassing communication I exhibited during that time — and in attempting to deal with the extortion scheme at first by myself,” Jackson said in a prepared statement.
“I made some egregious errors. I apologize for any embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends and, of course, the Warriors."
Jackson is an active member of his church and said this fling flew in the face of his Christian faith.
“At that time in my life, I was not pastoring. Three years ago, my wife and I established a ministry," Jackson said. With deepest regret, I want to apologize to my Church Family. I was wrong. We must live Holy.”
Warriors' brass backed up their humiliated coach.
“Although not condoning his previous actions that led to the extortion attempt,” the team said, “the Warriors fully support Coach Jackson during this time and thank law enforcement authorities and the FBI for their prompt assistance in helping Coach Jackson and his family.”
Adams has been charged with conspiracy and extortion and faces up to five years in prison, feds said.Shaw is charged with extortion and faces up to two years behind bars.
“Approximately six years ago, the victim, a prominent member of the public who now works in Oakland, California, had an extramarital affair with Alexis Isabell Adams, at the time a young woman in her early 20s who worked as a dancer at a gentlemen’s club in New York,” according to an affidavit signed last week by FBI Special Agent Beth Alvarez.
“The affair lasted less than a year. During the affair, [the victim] sent photographs of himself to Adams and some of the photographs were of [the victim] without any clothing and of [his] genetialia.”
Even though Adams allegedly rated out Jackson to his his wife of 22 years, Desiree Coleman, in April, the basketball wife stuck by her man, feds said.
“At some point, the affair came to an end when [victim] made clear he did not plan to leave his wife for Adams. Adams called [victim’s] wife and told her about the affair,” according to Alvarez.
“Adams also sent some of the compromising photographs to [the victim’s] wife. Despite the revelation of the affair [the victim] and his wife remain married today.”
The defendants made their first big move on April 3 when Shaw allegedly approached Jackson at a Memphis hotel, presumably before the Warriors dropped a 98-94 decision to the Grizzlies.
Shaw, who lives in College Park, Ga., allegedly gave Jackson pictures and a CD with embarrassing tape recordings. The coach forked over $5,000 on the spot and destroyed all the compromising goods.
But that was chump change compared to what Adams and Shaw really wanted -- which was more than $185,000, feds said.
Shaw allegedly used his email, tencommandment7@gmail.com, to keep in touch with Jackson.
The FBI claims it has phone records to show Shaw and Adams working in tandem.
In an April 3 text from Adams to Shaw, she mocked Jackson’s public persona as a faithful Christian: “Concentrate and [expletive] him up! he is a Fake [expletive] man of god.”
Shaw was amused that Jackson gave him two tickets for the game that night. Feds said Shaw texted Adams, "This [racial expletive]left me tickets smh," and included a picture of the free ducats.
Shaw told Jackson’s wife, in an April 20 email, that the coach needed to protect himself from embarrassment.
“I’m in the reputation management business and these pictures were shocking,” Shaw allegedly wrote. “I am not trying to hurt you, however this is business, nothing personal.”
Adams has posted $25,000 bail on Monday, while Shaw was just sprung today on a $30,000 bond. Shaw has a rap sheet has a conviction for robbery and he was once arrested on suspicion of murder, although that charge was later dropped.
Jackson’s been a white-collar crime victim before.His business manager pleaded guilty in 2004 to ripping off more than $1.5 million from the Queens native.
Jackson, an alum of Bishop Loughlin HS in Brooklyn, played his first five pro years with the Knicks (1987-92) and then returned for two more seasons between 2000-2002.
