Chris Hansen/Grifting

June 20, 2020: Vincent Nicotra Says Regina and Sarah Wanted Payment and Publicity and Describes the Campaign as Chris Hansen's “Cash Grab”

Vincent Nicotra, who stated that he had worked with Chris Hansen, wrote that Hansen was attempting to sell the story, that Nicotra began questioning the truth of the allegations, and that he viewed the campaign as a “cash grab” when Regina and Sarah wanted payment and publicity.

On June 20, 2020, Vincent Nicotra sent Onision an email describing what Nicotra claimed to have witnessed while working with Chris Hansen.

Nicotra wrote:

“Chris is lying. I know he has been working on selling the story when I was working with him. He was in negotiations back in December.”

Nicotra stated that he advised against the proposed deal because he had begun doubting the allegations:

“I advised against it because I started questioning the truth about your allegation.”

He then directly identified payment and publicity as the reason he perceived the campaign as financially motivated:

“I felt it was a cash grab when Regina and Sarah wanted to be paid and advertised. Then Sarah gets a talent manager.”

Nicotra separately told Onision:

“A lot of people say you are a scumbag and an abuser however I can say that you were nothing but respectful and nice to me and my sister”

What the record directly shows

Nicotra’s email establishes that:

• Nicotra claimed that he worked with Chris Hansen.
• Nicotra stated that Hansen was working to sell the story.
• Nicotra stated that negotiations had occurred.
• Nicotra began questioning the truth of the allegations.
• Nicotra said Regina and Sarah wanted to be paid and advertised.
• Nicotra described the resulting campaign as a “cash grab.”
• Nicotra noted that Sarah subsequently obtained a talent manager.
• Nicotra stated that his own direct experience with Onision was respectful and positive.
• These statements came from a person describing activity behind the public media campaign, not from Onision or Lucas.

Financial-motive and credibility significance

Nicotra’s statement is devastating to the credibility of the public campaign because it documents a participant describing financial and promotional objectives operating behind the accusations.

The sequence Nicotra described was:

1. Hansen was working to sell the story.
2. Negotiations were occurring.
3. Nicotra began questioning the truth of the allegations.
4. Regina and Sarah wanted to be paid and advertised.
5. Nicotra concluded that the effort appeared to be a “cash grab.”
6. Sarah later obtained a talent manager.

This account is consistent with the separate public record showing Regina attaching Venmo, Cash App, OnlyFans, YouTube, and other promotional accounts to her accusation campaign, demanding money from Onision, and celebrating the destruction of his income.

Nicotra’s email provides direct evidence that concerns about monetization and credibility existed inside the media operation itself.

Why it matters

Regina and Sarah publicly presented their campaign as an effort motivated by truth and accountability.

Nicotra described something different: efforts to sell the story, negotiations, requested payment, requested publicity, and professional representation.

His email also records that he began questioning whether the allegations were true.

That combination directly supports the broader documented pattern of:

• monetizing accusations,
• seeking publicity,
• attempting to sell the story,
• increasing personal exposure,
• recruiting media figures,
• and financially benefiting while Onision and Lucas suffered reputational and economic destruction.

Nicotra’s firsthand assessment was explicit:

“I felt it was a cash grab”

Source

June 20, 2020 email from Vincent Nicotra to Onision.

The quoted email chain was preserved in Onision’s receiving email account.