Anti-Semitic Elmo sentenced to a year in prison for extorting the girl scouts. And he wasn't taking it in cookies.

"The Evil Elmo" is a homeless man who went on an anti-Semitic rant in New York City's Times Square last year while dressed as the Elmo character from Sesame Street, was sentenced to a year in prison after a plot to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts.

The anti-Semitic Elmo who demanded millions from Girl Scouts, arrested for extortion.

Dan Sandler pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny and misdemeanor stalking as part of a deal with prosecutors. The anti-Semitic Elmo was sentenced yesterday.

Dan Sandler, of Ashland, Ore., was accused of threatening to publicize false information about the Girl Scouts unless he got the money. Prosecutors say he sent harassing emails and photos to an employee of the nonprofit.

Sandler was arrested last year in Times Square while wearing the "Sesame Street" character costume and causing a scene that blocked traffic. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. A defense attorney has said his rants weren't a real threat.

"Evil Elmo" was charged in to a scheme to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts.

"Evil Elmo" is a homeless man named Dan Sandler, who dressed up as the popular Sesame Street character and did street performances from coast to coast.

A homeless man with a history of playing an evil version of the Sesame Street character Elmo from coast to coast has been charged with trying to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts.

 Manhattan prosecutors charged that Dan Sandler, who also calls himself Adam Sandler, left harassing emails and voice mails for a Girl Scout supervisor last year. He met the woman while doing temp work at the Girl Scouts, which is a nonprofit organization. The supervisor told Sandler to stop contacting her. Sandler threatened to spread rumors about sex abuse in the Girl Scouts and demanded that they pay up with a high-paying stay-at-home job or $2 million.

Prosecutors allege that one of Sandler's emails said: "I want a telecommute job from home of life at 150K. Or a two million dollar cash settlement. As you know, the newspapers like to cover my evil Elmo scenario."

Assistant District Attorney Lauren Littman said the emails "became increasingly alarming and bizarre."

Authorities said another email said "How you treat me as a person will go a long way in regards to how I treat the Girl Scouts in the press, on the internet and on u-tube."

A picture of an Elmo costume stuffed in the trunk of a car was attached to an email entitled "Interstate Kidnapping of Elmo".

Defense Attorney Lawrence Gerzog told the judge that Sandler had "mental health issues" and that the emails were not a serious threat.

Last year, Sandler pled guilty to putting on his "Evil Elmo" costume and spouting an anti-Semitic rant in Time Square. He was sentenced to two days of community service. Sandler moved to San Francisco, where he lived in his car. The Anti-Semitic Elmo was arrested in San Francisco on the New York extortion case on May 9.