Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' girlfriend, sent a private message to his brother before he sold the information to the National Inquirer.

The message Lauren Sanchez sent to his brother Michael is one of the documents passed to the federal prosecutor for the investigation that accused American Media, the owner of the National Enquirer, of trying to extort billions. Rich American Jeff Bezos.

Evidence gathered by federal prosecutors included a flirtatious message sent by Amazon boss to Lauren Sanchez on May 10, 2018 and then to Michael Sanchez. The National Enquirer published the messages in January 2019 in an article about Bezos affair with Sanchez.

The Wall Street Journal received messages and evidence that Michael Sanchez received $ 200,000 from the National Enquirer under a contract in 2018. American Media previously announced that Michael Sanchez was the source for the National Enquirer's article.

The contract for the company holds exclusive rights to "information, images and messages showing the relationship between Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez". Mchael Sanchez declares that he legally obtained the messages and photos.

Federal prosecutors have not prosecuted Michael Sanchez, Lauren Sanchez or anyone involved.

Bezos' affair with Lauren Sanchez was severely criticized when he and his ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos divorced after 25 years of marriage. Bezos, the world's richest man, made his public debut with Sanchez at an event in Mumbai on January 16.