Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is demanding $ 1.7 million in compensation from his girlfriend's brother, Michael Sanchez, over leaks of personal information.

Axar.az informs this was reported by Bloomberg.

Sanchez's lawyer Tom Warren called the billionaire's claim "obscene and even absurd."

According to the National Inquirer, the owner of Amazon had a romantic relationship with 49-year-old TV presenter Lauren Sanchez. The newspaper also published their personal correspondence. After the scandal, Bezos hired special detectives to investigate the leak of information about his personal life, and revealed that his girlfriend's brother Michael Sanchez received $ 200,000 and provided personal correspondence to the press.