An ex-maintenance man for Latin music star Alejandro Sanz has come forward and admitted that he tried to blackmail the singer into paying him $500,000 and just took a plea deal to avoid having to go to trial. Carlos Gonzalez and his wife Sylvia Alzate admitted to making extortion threats of releasing unspecified info to the Spanish language media about Alejandro unless he pays the half million. Shortly after the threat, the singer admitted to having a 3-year old son from a previous relationship. The couple agreed to two years’ probation just before jury selection was to begin in their Florida trial. They were facing up to 50 years in prison if they got convicted.