A Florida man who threatened a Fond du Lac man with a gun at the direction of a betting handicapper is going to prison. At a hearing Friday in Milwaukee Ray Batista was sentenced to four years in prison. Batista earlier pleaded guilty to extortion and racketeering. Investigators say he was paid $200,000 by Adam Meyer to threaten Badger Liquor Company owner Gary Sadoff in 2012. Shortly after the encounter, Sadoff wired $9.8 million to an account controlled by Meyer. The judge also ordered Batista pay $100 a month in restitution. Meyer earlier pleaded guilty to multiple felonies and is scheduled to be sentenced January 27th. Meyer was the owner of Real Money Sports a sports handicapping service, and investigators say he extorted $45 million from Sadoff.
