Elizabeth Eagleton Weigand
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Elizabeth Eagleton Weigand was convicted along with her attorney Stephen Poludniak of attempting to blackmail Weigand's uncle, United States Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri, during his 1980 re-election bid.
Weigand and Poludniak threatened to go public with a false claim that Eagleton was bisexual unless Eagleton paid $220,000 for Weigand's minority interest in a family business.
Eagleton reported Poludniak and Weigand to authorities and they were prosecuted. Both Poludniak and Weigand pled guilty and were convicted.
Eagleton won re-election to the United States Senate in the 1980 election.
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United States v. Stephen E. Poludniak and Libby Wiegand, No. 80-00143 CR (1), United States District Court for the Second District of Missouri
